ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2021
Robotic Cardiac Surgery in Europe: Status 2020.
Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 38 papers.
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- The outcomes of robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in the Atlantic demographic-a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.Annals of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- The role of robotic coronary artery bypass grafting in the current practice of surgical myocardial revascularization.Annals of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- How to advance from minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting to totally endoscopic coronary bypass grafting: challenges in Europe versus United States of America.Annals of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Review
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of two decades of reported outcomes for robotic coronary artery bypass grafting.Annals of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Historical landmarks in the development of robotic coronary bypass grafting.Annals of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Review
- The way forward in research on robotic cardiac surgery: the need for transatlantic robotic cardiac surgery registry.Annals of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Robotically assisted internal mammary artery harvesting-will single-port systems be useful?Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Robotic-Assisted Epicardial Hybrid Ablation and Left Appendage Closure in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: First European Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundEuropean surgeons were the first worldwide to use robotic techniques in cardiac surgery and major steps in procedure development were taken in Europe. After a hype in the early 2000s case numbers decreased but due to technological improvements renewed interest can be noted. We assessed the current activities and outcomes in robotically assisted cardiac surgery on the European continent.
methodsData were collected in an international anonymized registry of 26 European centers with a robotic cardiac surgery program.
resultsDuring a 4-year period (2016-2019), 2,563 procedures were carried out [30.0% female, 58.5 (15.4) years old, EuroSCORE II 1.56 (1.74)], including robotically assisted coronary bypass grafting (
conclusionRobotic cardiac surgery case numbers in Europe are growing fast, including a large spectrum of procedures. Conversion rates are low and clinical outcomes are favorable, indicating safe conduct of these high-tech minimally invasive procedures.
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