Robotic Cardiac Surgeries emerging as the nextGen treatment modality • Being precise, and safer, robot assisted cardiac surgeries assist in swift recovery

Ludhiana – Pertaining to the notion that cardiac surgeries have been one of the last ones to embrace the principle of minimally invasiveness among all other surgical specialties, with the advent of robot assistance has now completely revolutionized the treatment outcomes in even the most complex cases. Though it is a fact that cardiac surgeries, be it conventional, minimally invasive or robot assisted, are all safe as any other surgery.

Usually when it comes to Cardiac Surgery, the first thought which comes up is the 'Big Incision’, the rib cage cut, the patient being bed ridden postoperative and whether the patient will ever be able to work normally again or not. The complexity and invasiveness were primary reasons behind it. The risk is of the disease with continuous invasive monitoring of your blood pressure, your cardiac output, blood gas analysis, all the devils are on the monitor to be controlled appropriately and necessary actions can be taken.

“Even though minimally invasive cardiac surgeries are not always fit for every patient but we have specific guidelines, which assist us in carefully selecting patients for this approach. Key factors in the decision mainly are patient habitus, other comorbidities, complexity of the disease and nature of surgical procedure and heart functioning. In the end, the main goal is the safety of the patient and responsibly completion of the surgery. Scope of Surgical procedures we regularly do with minimal invasive and with robotically assistance are coronary artery bypass surgery, valve replacement and repairs, congenital heart hole surgeries, epicedial lead placement in patients who have compromised heart function and certain tumors of heart and last  but not the least in certain Arrythmia surgeries.” Said Dr Udgeath Dhir, Director and Head – Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgery (Adult/Pediatrics), Fortis Hospital, Gurugram

People often confuse that robotic surgeries are performed by robot itself, but the fact is that these are always robotically assisted cardiac surgeries, which ensures better precision, decreased blood loss, quicker and early recovery, less painful, better cosmetic appearance, to name a few. It’s the surgeon on the console, who with the help of the extended robotic arms actually completes the procedure. The risk of surgical procedures are minimal after the process of careful selection to operate robotically or minimally invasive as compared to conventional surgery on the patients, ensuring 100% safety.