Key result
Surgical sealant achieves effective hemostasis without traditional suturing in robotic mitral valve repair.
Why the study?
Bleeding control is challenging in minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery due to limited access and difficulty of intervention compared with open surgery.
Does a surgical sealant achieve hemostasis in minimally invasive robotic mitral repair?
Case Report (n=1)
Does a surgical sealant achieve hemostasis in minimally invasive robotic mitral repair?
Surgical sealants may provide an effective alternative for bleeding control in minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery where traditional surgical hemostasis is technically challenging.
Surgical sealant achieved hemostasis in one robotic mitral repair; leaves open its role in reducing conversions pending prospective studies.
Achievement of complete hemostasis is a key element to success in cardiac surgery. Bleeding control is of utmost importance in minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery to avoid conversion, as major bleeding is one of the most common indications for conversion to sternotomy. Bleeding control with surgical techniques can be technically more difficult in robotic and minimally invasive cardiac surgery as access to the bleeding area is limited and it is harder to intervene compared with open cardiac surgery with sternotomy. We present in this case the achievement of hemostasis in a minimally invasive robotic mitral repair, without the employment of surgical techniques and with the aid of a surgical sealant.
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Özcan et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Bleeding during minimally invasive robotic cardiac surgery (n=1). Surgical sealant was evaluated on Achievement of hemostasis. Hemostasis was successfully achieved in a minimally invasive robotic mitral repair using a surgical sealant without the need for traditional surgical techniques.
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