Total endoscopic repair of a pediatric atrial septal defect using the da Vinci robot and hypothermic fibrillation.
Computerized robotic enhancement has recently emerged as a promising technology to facilitate minimally invasive cardiac surgery. We report the first totally endoscopic closure of an atrial septal defect in a child using the da Vinci robot and hypothermic fibrillation.
Baird
Christopher W
CW
Levine Children's Hospital, Carolinas Medical Center, 1001 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC, USA. cbaird@sanger-clinic.com
Stamou
Sotiris C
SC
Skipper
Eric
E
Watts
Larry
L
D000293:Adolescent; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D012371:Robotics; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D016896:Treatment Outcome