TY - JOUR
T1 - History and development of robotic cardiac surgery
AU - McConnell, Patrick I.
AU - Schneeberger, E. William
AU - Michler, Robert E.
PY - 2003/6
Y1 - 2003/6
N2 - The current status of technological innovation in cardiac surgery is tremendous, particularly for minimally invasive computer-enhanced or robotic cardiac surgery. This review examines the history and development of robotic technology and key ancillary technologies (thoracoscopic internal thoracic artery takedown and peripheral access cardiopulmonary bypass) as they have been applied and have enabled robotic cardiac surgery over the last 2 decades. Although trade-offs exist for both patients and surgeons as this evolving technology is applied to clinical practice, tremendous progress has been made in these technologies, and robotic cardiac surgery will undoubtedly have a substantial role in the surgical treatment of cardiovascular disease in the 21st century.
AB - The current status of technological innovation in cardiac surgery is tremendous, particularly for minimally invasive computer-enhanced or robotic cardiac surgery. This review examines the history and development of robotic technology and key ancillary technologies (thoracoscopic internal thoracic artery takedown and peripheral access cardiopulmonary bypass) as they have been applied and have enabled robotic cardiac surgery over the last 2 decades. Although trade-offs exist for both patients and surgeons as this evolving technology is applied to clinical practice, tremendous progress has been made in these technologies, and robotic cardiac surgery will undoubtedly have a substantial role in the surgical treatment of cardiovascular disease in the 21st century.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.sgs.0000081182.03671.6e
DO - 10.1097/01.sgs.0000081182.03671.6e
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0038724821
SN - 0739-8328
VL - 20
SP - 20
EP - 30
JO - Problems in General Surgery
JF - Problems in General Surgery
IS - 2
ER -