What are the advantages of robotic heart surgery ?
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 the patient, but it is less expensive for society. What surgeries can be performed using the robotically assisted heart surgery technique ? At We Care India partner hospitals, the robotically assisted surgical technique can be used in select patients during these heart operations : – • Mitral valve repair and replacement surgery and reoperations • Tricuspid valve repair and replacement surgery and reoperations • Combined mitral and tricuspid valve surgery • Coronary artery bypass surgery • Catheter ablation for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation • Atrial septal defect (ASD) repair • Patent foramen ovale (PFO) repair • Removal of cardiac tumors • Lead placement Robotic surgery is used to assist the surgeon during coronary artery bypass surgery. • Traditionally, bypass surgery invo
