Outcomes of robotic vs nonrobotic cardiac surgery were evaluated using 1:2 propensity score matching of patients in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Operations included valves/septae (10%), coronary arteries (47%), and other. Mean costs were 7.5% higher for robotic cases. Robotic procedures had shorter length of stay (5 vs 6 days), lower mortality
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Cardiac
August 21, 2015
This protocol outlines the multidisciplinary approach to perioperative blood management for cardiac surgical patients at the California Pacific Medical Center.
August 20, 2015
This video demonstrates the surgical resection technique for a right atrial myxoma.
August 19, 2015
Olaf Wendler of King’s College Hospital, London, UK, discusses the surgical treatment of aortic infections, including aortic root endocarditis and mycotic aortic aneurysm.
August 18, 2015
Denton Cooley, founder of the Texas Heart Institute, was the first US surgeon to perform a heart transplant and implant an artificial heart. He discusses his incredible career with Mohamad Bashir in a new CTSNet interview.
August 18, 2015
This paper is now one of the largest meta-analyses performed to compare off and on pump CABG. It demonstrates comparable outcomes between the two groups.
August 16, 2015
The authors investigate the safety of minimally invasive Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (MA-TAVR) and its learning curve. MA-TAVR was performed by a team consisting of a cardiologist and cardiac surgeon. The patient was teated in a catheterization laboratory under conscious sedation.
August 14, 2015
This is an observational outcome study for the comparative effectiveness of SAVR–TAVR procedures for the treatment of severe aortic stenosis at 93 Italian centers.
August 14, 2015
Edward Bender reviews a new iBook from the cardiac surgery team at the University of Washington. Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Primer is a comprehensive resource for CT surgeons and allied health personnel.
August 14, 2015
The Texas Heart Institute reports its experience with 27 patients with prior continuous flow LVADs who had undergone varying degrees of device explantation. Although the numbers are small, the explantation methods ranged from near-complete device removal to driveline transection and removal.