Improving outcomes with robotic surgery
The benefits of robotic endoscopic cardiac surgery-for both patient and physician-are profound. Perhaps the most notable is improved repair, which may reduce the need for replacements (such a mitral valve) or long-term medication therapies. Because the procedure takes place inside the patient, there is:
- Less overall trauma to the body.
- Less collateral damage to healthy tissue.
- Less post-operative pain and discomfort.
- Reduced blood loss and need for transfusion.
Patients undergoing robotic-assisted surgery:
- Experience fewer post-operative complications, including reduced risk of infection. Leave the hospital sooner.
- Have significantly less scarring.
- Can return to daily activities much faster-days instead of weeks.
Clinical references
- Endoscopic robotic mitral valve surgery, Douglas A. Murphy, MD, Jeffrey S. Miller, MD, David A. Langford, MD, and Averel B. Snyder, MD, American Journal of Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery, October 2006.
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