Study finds that minimally invasive robotic bypass surgery provides health and economi... (tients who need multiple bypasses surgeo...)

Study finds that minimally invasive robotic bypass surgery provides health and economic benefits

Date:4/26/2008

tients who need multiple bypasses, surgeons can easily access two internal mammary arteries to use as the new bypass vessels rather than taking a section of vein from another part of the body. In traditional bypass operations, only one internal mammary artery is used while other bypasses are performed using a vein. The long-term success of the bypass, or patency of the target vessel, is superior with an internal mammary artery versus a vein.

Dr. Poston says hospitals have been waiting for data on the costs and benefits of robotic-assisted heart bypass programs before investing in them. Our conclusion from this study is that robotically-assisted coronary artery revascularization presents quality of life benefits for patients along with financial savings for those hospitals which care for large numbers of high risk patients, says Dr. Poston, who recently moved from the University of Maryland to be the chief of cardiac surgery at Boston Medical Center.

The study, Superior Financial and Quality Metrics with Robotically-assisted (DaVinci) Coronary Artery Revascularization, will be presented at the 128th annual meeting of the American Surgical Association in New York on April 26, 2008.

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Contact: Ellen Beth Levitt
eblevitt@umm.edu
410-328-8919
University of Maryland Medical Center
Source:Eurekalert

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