The Key to Successful Keyhole Bypass Surgery
Even major surgeries like Cardiac Bypass can be done safely through,Keyhole Surgery says Dr. V.V. Bashi
The common problems requiring surgery for the heart are: Coronary artery disease, diseases affecting the valves of the heart, diseases present from birth like holes in the heart or blocks in the valves, mixing of blood inside the heart.
Normal Method of Surgery |
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Problems with the use of Heart Lung Machine
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Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery |
Advantages of Beating Heart Surgery
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No requirement of blood transfusion
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Upto 30% savings in cost over conventional bypass surgery
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Minimal stay in the ICU and in the hospital
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Minimized chances of infection
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Faster rate of recovery
Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery
In this procedure, small cuts are made in the chest to see the heart and do the operation. Valve replacement is done after stopping the heart.
Robotic Surgery
With the use of robots, bypass surgery can be done with incision as small as 3”. Removal of veins and arteries can be done through endoscopy.
In our institution minimal access surgeries like Aortic valve replacement/Mitral valve replacement through mini sternotomy and ASD closure through posterolateral thoracotomy are performed with good results. Endoscopic conduit harvesting is done in selected cases. Almost 95% of the CABG’s are done without using the heart lung machine with a 99.5% success rate.