| | | | | - Catheter ablation for the treatment of paroxysmal |
| Robotic CABG Abroad | | | | atrial fibrillation |
| | | | | - Atrial septal defect (ASD) repair |
| Robotic CABG | | | | - Patent foramen ovale (PFO) repair |
| | | | | - Removal of cardiac tumors |
| Robotically-assisted heart surgery is the latest | | | | - Lead placement |
| advance in trying to move open heart surgical | | | | |
| procedures to the category of minimally invasive | | | | Robotic surgery is used to assist the surgeon during |
| surgery - that is, to minimize the extent and the trauma | | | | coronary artery bypass surgery. |
| of cardiac surgery as much as possible. | | | | - Traditionally, bypass surgery involves placing the |
| Such endoscopic surgery works well for several types | | | | patient on the heart-lung bypass machine (to circulate |
| of operations (such as gallbladder removal and knee | | | | oxygenated blood during surgery); creating a 6 to 8 |
| repairs,) where the part of the body to be operated | | | | inch incision to visualize the heart; stopping the heart in |
| upon is motionless, and the surgical maneuvers that | | | | order to stabilize the blood vessels; and performing the |
| need to be performed are relatively simple. But moving | | | | bypass procedure. |
| the surgical instruments manually during endoscopic | | | | |
| surgery can be difficult - the length of the instruments | | | | - Minimally invasive bypass surgery decreases the size |
| is far longer than normal, and the "feel" of these long | | | | of the incision to about 3-4 inches. Depending on the |
| instruments is non-intuitive to the surgeon. Long | | | | technique, the surgeon may choose to perform |
| instruments also exaggerate normal hand tremors. | | | | surgery on a "beating heart" or off the heart-lung |
| Thus, endoscopic surgery has achieved only limited | | | | bypass machine ("off-pump"). |
| success in more complicated operations such as heart | | | | |
| surgery, where the heart is beating and the necessary | | | | - Robot-assisted surgery is used in combination with |
| surgical maneuvers tend to be complex. | | | | traditional minimally invasive surgery to perform the |
| Robotically-assisted endoscopic heart surgery is aimed | | | | bypass surgery through a much smaller incision. The |
| at making endoscopic heart operations feasible. With | | | | robotic arms are used to open the pericardium (sac |
| this technology, the surgeon manipulates the surgical | | | | that surrounds the heart) and to harvest the mammary |
| instruments with the help of a computer. An | | | | artery (in the chest wall) through a very small incision. |
| endoscope is passed through a tiny incision in the | | | | Then, the surgeon uses the mammary artery to |
| chest wall, and two surgical instruments are passed | | | | bypass a blocked heart artery through a minimally |
| through additional tiny incisions. The surgeon views the | | | | invasive incision. In most cases, the sternum or |
| image provided by the endoscope on a computer | | | | breastbone does not need to be opened. |
| screen... | | | | |
| | | | | Recovery |
| How is robotic heart surgery being used ? | | | | Following surgery, all patients are closely monitored in |
| Much of the early work with robotically-assisted heart | | | | the intensive care unit. Generally you will be awake |
| surgery has been with bypass surgery. So far, this | | | | shortly after surgery and can expect to sit up in bed |
| technique has been limited to single bypass grafts in | | | | the night of surgery, sipping fluids. Like most patients, |
| the left anterior descending coronary artery (the LAD). | | | | you can move out of bed to a chair or take short |
| The LAD is located on the front of the heart, and | | | | walks the next day. Medication will be prescribed, |
| therefore is relatively accessible. It is predicted that | | | | adjusted or discontinued depending on your condition. |
| with advances in technology, multiple grafts with | | | | Patients receive physical rehabilitation while in the |
| robotic assistance will be possible, at virtually any | | | | hospital and are usually ready to go home a few days |
| location on the heart... | | | | after surgery. Although the speed of recovery varies, |
| | | | | patients can expect to resume their lifestyle within |
| What are the advantages of robotic heart surgery ? | | | | weeks of their operation. |
| The chief advantage of such surgery is that the | | | | |
| incisions that are made are tiny, and therefore | | | | |
| recovery from surgery is extremely quick. Rapid | | | | |
| recovery from cardiac surgery is not only better for | | | | Please log on to : |
| the patient, but it is less expensive for society. | | | | Send your query : Get a Quote |
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| What surgeries can be performed using the robotically | | | | We Care Core Values |
| assisted heart surgery technique ? | | | | We have a very simple business model that keeps |
| At We Care Abroad partner hospitals, the robotically | | | | you as the centre. |
| assisted surgical technique can be used in select | | | | Having the industry’s most elaborate and exclusive |
| patients during these heart operations : - | | | | Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams stationed |
| - Mitral valve repair and replacement surgery and | | | | at each partner hospital, we provide you the |
| reoperations | | | | smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. With a |
| - Tricuspid valve repair and replacement surgery and | | | | ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five patients our |
| reoperations | | | | patient care standards are unmatched across the sub |
| - Combined mitral and tricuspid valve surgery | | | | continent. |
| - Coronary artery bypass surgery | | | | |