Key result
Robotic-assisted mitral valve surgery succeeds through defined best practices, training, and techniques.
Why the study?
Robotic-assisted minimally invasive mitral valve surgery has not been widely adopted in the United States despite increasing use of minimally invasive mitral valve operations.
Provides expert opinion on best practices, training, and techniques for developing a successful robotic-assisted mitral valve surgery program.
May be feasible with structured training in select centers; leaves open broader adoption pending prospective trials.
Minimally invasive mitral valve operations are increasingly common in the United States, but robotic-assisted approaches have not been widely adopted for a variety of reasons.This expert opinion reviews the state of the art and defines best practices, training, and techniques for developing a successful robotics program.
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Lehr et al. (2016) studied this question. Robotic-assisted minimally invasive mitral valve surgery currently lacks wide adoption but can be successfully implemented using defined best practices, training, and techniques.
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