title: Leyla loop: a time-saving suture technique for robotic atrial closure.
abstract: The longer durations of cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross-clamp times remain the disadvantages of robotic or minimally invasive cardiac surgery. For this reason, every small contribution to speeding up these procedures is of the utmost importance. Here, we present a practical, easy and time-saving suture technique for atrial closure. It consists of a hand-made loop at one end of the suture and saves the time otherwise consumed by knotting. It may also be used during conventional or minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Leyla
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kiliç
authors.forename: Şahin
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Şenay
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ümit Güllü
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alhan
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012371:Robotics; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Atrium; Minimally invasive surgery; Robotics surgery