Robotic Cardiovascular Surgery

Robotic cardiovascular surgery is a type of minimally invasive cardiac surgery.

In addition to small incisions, it is performed with computer-assisted robots.

In other words, the robotic heart surgery, which is used as a method of closed heart surgery, is the most advanced surgical method in which minimally invasive surgical approaches and technology are used together.

Operations Using Robotic Cardiovascular Surgery

• Mitral valve and heart valve surgeries
• Coronary artery bypass surgery
• Off-Pump coronary bypass surgery
• Ablation / Arrhythmia surgeries
• heart hole closure surgery
• Removal of tumors and cysts
• Surgery to correct congenital heart anomaly/congenital heart diseases

What is Robotic Heart Surgery?

In robotic heart surgery, unlike classical heart surgery, everything the surgeon does by hands is performed with special surgical instruments placed on robotic arms.

The mobility of the robotic arms operated by the heart surgeon, created by making millimetric calculations, is managed through computer-aided consoles.

Robotic heart surgery is the advanced version of closed heart surgery performed with the help of imaging devices.

It is entered through much smaller incisions.

Micro-incisions opened from at least three points, one for each arm and camera port on the left and right, can be planned in different ways according to the needs of each heart surgery.

Robotic heart surgery, like open heart surgeries, includes operations performed by a heart surgeon in the operating room and under general anesthesia.

Robotic bypass and robotic heart valve surgeries are the most frequently performed robotic surgical heart surgeries.

What is Robotic Heart Bypass Surgery and How Is It Done?

• Robotic bypass is a type of closed heart surgery performed to replace a clogged heart vessel (coronary artery bypass).
• It is generally preferred in single vessel occlusions.
• With incisions made under the armpit or under the breast, the clogged heart vessel is removed by surgical robots operated by cardiac surgeons.

How Long Does Robotic Bypass Surgery Take?

The average duration of robotic bypass surgery is around 2.5-3 hours.

This period may be longer in case of occlusion in more than one vessel.

In some cases, bypass and valve repair are performed together, which can take up to 6 hours.

What is Robotic Heart Valve Surgery and How Is It Done?

Mitral valve repair and/or prosthetic mitral valve surgery are among heart surgeries performed with robotic surgery.

Likewise, incisions made under the armpit, under the breast or under the collarbone are entered and the valve is repaired or replaced with a prosthesis.

In case of valve replacement, an extra incision is needed to insert the prosthesis.

Advantages of Robotic Surgery Heart Surgery

• Closed heart surgery with robotic surgery, which is performed without cutting the bone in the chest wall and without destroying the soft tissue, eliminates the biggest burden of heart surgeries and provides many other advantages:
• Bleeding is greatly reduced.
• The risk of infection and complications is low.
• Post-operative pain is very, very mild.
• Robotic surgery is performed with even smaller incisions than minimally invasive surgery, minimizing postoperative scarring.
• The healing process proceeds extremely quickly.
• The time required for the patient to return to daily life is shortened.