title: Unrecognized indication for robot-assisted cardiac surgery: Patients with acute psychotic disorders.
abstract: Patients with acute psychotic disorders are often considered as inappropriate candidates for cardiac surgery as well as for other surgical interventions. Post-operative care and patient compliance, which are the main problems associated with such patients, are the most important issues for conventional cardiac surgery. Robot-assisted cardiac surgery may be a new solution in this respect. In this report we aimed to present our acute psychotic patient with serious mitral insufficiency secondary to huge atrial myxoma, treated with robotic cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: a Gulhane Military Academy of Medicine , Department of Cardiac Surgery , Etlik , Ankara , Turkey ;
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Demirkilic
authors.affiliation: a Gulhane Military Academy of Medicine , Department of Cardiac Surgery , Etlik , Ankara , Turkey ;
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kadan
authors.affiliation: a Gulhane Military Academy of Medicine , Department of Cardiac Surgery , Etlik , Ankara , Turkey ;
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doganci
authors.affiliation: a Gulhane Military Academy of Medicine , Department of Cardiac Surgery , Etlik , Ankara , Turkey ;
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bolcal
authors.affiliation: b Gulhane Military Academy of Medicine , Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology , Etlik , Ankara , Turkey ;
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.affiliation: c Acıbadem University , Department of Cardiac Surgery , Maslak, Istanbul , Turkey.
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alhan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Robotic surgery; cardiac surgery; minimally invasive surgery