title: Anesthesia for robotic repair of the mitral valve: a report of two cases.
abstract: We describe the anesthetic management of two patients who underwent successful mitral valve repair with use of a robot-assisted cardiac surgical technique. We describe the robot used, as well as the surgical procedure, and highlight aspects of the anesthetic management, in particular the need for one-lung ventilation and the utility of transesophageal echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anesthesiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Nutan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Sumeet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goswami
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Argenziano
authors.forename: Craig R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Berend
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mets
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*