Nithiananthan Mayooran, Eric E Vinck, Brian Swinnen, Jos G Maessen, Peyman Sardari Nia
{"title":"Periareolar Incision for Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery: How to Do It?","authors":"Nithiananthan Mayooran, Eric E Vinck, Brian Swinnen, Jos G Maessen, Peyman Sardari Nia","doi":"10.1177/15569845241258776","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241258776","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) has demonstrated its efficacy in diminishing postoperative pain, accelerating early recovery, and facilitating a prompt return to daily activities. Notably, the periareolar incision has gained prominence owing to its superior cosmesis. This article elucidates the procedural details for implementing periareolar incision access in MICS and providing insights into its technique and applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"433-437"},"PeriodicalIF":16.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142286206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Robot-Assisted Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Step by Step.","authors":"Chase R Brown, John J Kelly","doi":"10.1177/15569845241270527","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241270527","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"360-362"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142365143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Artai Pirouzram, Maria Wikström, Thomas Larzon, Éva Tamás, Kristofer F Nilsson
{"title":"Induced Moderate Hypothermia in Aortic Rupture With Retroperitoneal Bleeding: A Randomized Porcine Study.","authors":"Artai Pirouzram, Maria Wikström, Thomas Larzon, Éva Tamás, Kristofer F Nilsson","doi":"10.1177/15569845241253234","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241253234","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Induced hypothermia improves outcome in aortic arch surgery, neonatal neurointensive care, and transplant surgery for example. In contrast, spontaneous hypothermia has been associated with worse outcomes in patients suffering from hemorrhagic shock, mostly explained by its adverse effects on the coagulation system. We investigated if induced hypothermia would impair short-term survival in experimental aortic rupture with retroperitoneal bleeding.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Anesthetized pigs were randomized into 2 groups: hypothermia by peritoneal lavage of ice-cold Ringer's acetate and external cooling (<i>n</i> = 10) and normothermia (<i>n</i> = 10). Aortic rupture with retroperitoneal bleeding was induced by endovascular means creating a 6 mm hole in the retroperitoneal portion of abdominal aorta. Survival (primary outcome), hemodynamics, and arterial blood gases including lactate were collected and analyzed up to 180 min after aortic rupture.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The body temperature (mean ± standard deviation) in the hypothermic group was 31.5 ± 1.0 °C and 38.7 ± 0.4 °C in the normothermic group at the time for aortic rupture. Survival up to 180 min after the retroperitoneal bleeding was significantly higher in the hypothermic compared with the normothermic group (<i>P</i> = 0.023).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Induced hypothermia did not impair survival in this experimental retroperitoneal aortic bleeding model in anesthetized pigs. This finding may indicate a minor role for the coagulation system in this type of bleeding.</p>","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"395-401"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141199823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jake L Cotton, James Makinen, Sarah Y Park, Alison Halpern Mungo, Muhammad Aftab, Jordan R H Hoffman, Michael T Cain
{"title":"Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, and Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pregnancy.","authors":"Jake L Cotton, James Makinen, Sarah Y Park, Alison Halpern Mungo, Muhammad Aftab, Jordan R H Hoffman, Michael T Cain","doi":"10.1177/15569845241252443","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241252443","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"446-448"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141199866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antonios Pitsis, Apostolia Marvaki, Konstantinos Lolakos, Martin Andreas
{"title":"Totally Endoscopic Redo Tricuspid Repair With a Modified Clover Triple Edge-to-Edge Technique.","authors":"Antonios Pitsis, Apostolia Marvaki, Konstantinos Lolakos, Martin Andreas","doi":"10.1177/15569845241253279","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241253279","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"242-243"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141247880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gardner Yost, Thomas Marten, Jeffrey Plott, Jonathan W Haft
{"title":"Practice Patterns in Sternal Closure and Evaluation of Adoption of a Novel Sternal Closure Device.","authors":"Gardner Yost, Thomas Marten, Jeffrey Plott, Jonathan W Haft","doi":"10.1177/15569845241247792","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241247792","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The technique for sternal closure has remained largely unchanged owing to the efficacy, simplicity, and low cost of stainless-steel sternal wires. Despite their ubiquity, several other closure devices designed to address the complications associated with sternal wires such as sternal bleeding and dehiscence have become popular. We have developed a novel sternal closure device that reduces sternal bleeding and dehiscence. This study quantifies the use of currently available sternal closure devices and determines predicted uptake of the novel device.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An electronic survey, designed to determine practice patterns for sternal closure, was distributed to 70 US cardiac surgeons. The survey included a discrete choice section in which surgeons evaluated relative value of device attributes including cost, ease of emergent sternal reentry, and dehiscence risk.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 70 surgeons from 30 states who completed the survey. The most frequent means of sternal closure was straight sternal wires (35.8%), followed by straight sternal wires plus figure-of-8 sternal wires (18.1%), double wires (10.9%), plates (10.2%), and other (25%). The relative utilization shifted from sternal wires to sternal plates as the risk for dehiscence increased. The adoption of the novel closure device was estimated at 34.6%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The standard stainless-steel sternal wire remains the most common means of sternal reapproximation, but its utilization is lower in patients at high risk for sternal dehiscence. Based on this survey, there is acceptance in the community for a novel sternal closure device designed to address the limitations of traditional sternal closure methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"283-289"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140897645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
James Shahoud, Benny Weksler, Sohini Ghosh, Aarthi Ganesh, Hiran Fernando
{"title":"Robot-Assisted Bronchoscopy for Identification of Lung Nodules During Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Resection.","authors":"James Shahoud, Benny Weksler, Sohini Ghosh, Aarthi Ganesh, Hiran Fernando","doi":"10.1177/15569845241247549","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241247549","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Small pulmonary nodules can be difficult to identify during minimally invasive surgical (MIS) resection. Previous investigators have reported using standard bronchoscopy with electromagnetic navigation to identify small pulmonary nodules. Robot-assisted bronchoscopy has been introduced into clinical practice and has shown utility for the biopsy of small lesions. We report our experience using robot-assisted bronchoscopy with dye marking to aid in minimally invasive pulmonary resection.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with peripheral pulmonary nodules underwent robot-assisted bronchoscopy before a planned minimally invasive resection. Indocyanine green or methylene blue was injected directly into the targeted lesion. Surgical resection was then immediately performed. Success was defined as dye visualization leading to sublobar resection of the target nodule without the need for lobectomy or thoracotomy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty patients with a single targeted nodule underwent robot-assisted bronchoscopy followed by MIS resection. The median lesion size was 9 mm (4 to 25 mm), and the median distance from the pleura was 5 mm (1 to 32 mm). The success rate was 83.3% (25 of 30). There were 3 cases in which the dye was not visualized, and in 2 cases there was free extravasation of dye. The targeted nodule was identified in these 5 patients without the need for thoracotomy or lobectomy. Pathology revealed non-small cell lung cancer (<i>n</i> = 13, 43.3%), metastatic disease (<i>n</i> = 11, 36.7%), and benign disease (<i>n</i> = 6, 20%). There were no complications related to the use of robot-assisted bronchoscopy.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Robot-assisted bronchoscopy with dye marking is safe and effective for guiding minimally invasive resection of small peripheral pulmonary nodules.</p>","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"263-267"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140897661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oscar Zhang, Joanne Irons, Jaime Santibanez, Christopher Cao
{"title":"Robotic Thoracic Duct Repair Using Indocyanine Green Guidance.","authors":"Oscar Zhang, Joanne Irons, Jaime Santibanez, Christopher Cao","doi":"10.1177/15569845241246565","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241246565","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"321-323"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140897718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hera Jamil, Sruthi Ranganathan, Aemon B Fissha, Eric E Vinck, Dominique Vervoort
{"title":"Low-Cost Innovations in Global Cardiac Surgery.","authors":"Hera Jamil, Sruthi Ranganathan, Aemon B Fissha, Eric E Vinck, Dominique Vervoort","doi":"10.1177/15569845241252441","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15569845241252441","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, costing the lives of 18 million people annually, with up to one-third being attributable to cardiac surgical conditions. Approximately 6 billion people do not have access to safe, timely, and affordable cardiac surgery, predominantly affecting populations living in low-middle income countries. Cardiac surgical care is costly, resulting in few centers in variable-resource contexts operating continuously or with the resources observed in higher-resource environments. As a result, innovations may be formally developed or informally adopted to bypass resource constraints and ensure care delivery. Innovations have been observed across the cardiac surgical care continuum and across settings, potentially benefiting both high-income countries, where growing health care costs are becoming unsustainable, and low- and middle-income countries, where competing health agendas may limit investments into cardiac surgery. This narrative review attempts to address the costs associated with cardiac surgery, placing an emphasis on frugal innovations in the perioperative and postoperative care spectrum.</p>","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"254-262"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141199828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}