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Robotic techniques in cardiac and thoracic surgery require a high level of preparation and a team approach to ensure patient safety and program sustainability.
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Highlights the historical importance of the first robot-assisted mitral valve surgery in North America and emphasizes the necessity of a team approach for successful robotic surgery programs.
focused on robotic techniques in cardiac and thoracic surgery. Successful robotic surgery relies on a high level of preparation and communication from each member of the operating room. The lack of a team approach can result in not only failure to establish and/or sustain a robotic program, but more importantly, in serious consequences at the detriment to patient care and safety. While these are salient points, the authors of this commentary wish to highlight that the first robot-assisted mitral valve surgery in North America was performed at NYU Langone Health using the Zeus robotic surgical system. Although that robotic platform had several disadvantages that limited its clinical advancement, an appreciation for this history in robotic cardiac surgery is important if we as cardiothoracic surgeons seek to move toward a future of expanding robotic surgery within the ever-changing landscape of cardiac surgery.
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Grossi et al. (2020) conducted an editorial in Cardiac and thoracic surgery. Robotic techniques was evaluated. Robotic techniques in cardiac and thoracic surgery require a high level of preparation and a team approach to ensure patient safety and program sustainability.
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