Robotic Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Past and Present View PDF

^*Sandeep Kumar Kar
Department Of Cardiac Anesthesiology, Institute Of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India

^*Corresponding Author:

Sandeep Kumar Kar
Department Of Cardiac Anesthesiology, Institute Of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
Email:sndpkar@yahoo.co.in

Published on: 2015-06-30

Abstract

Development and evolution has accompanied the human race since the very beginning-technical, economic or social. Curiosity of the human mind and need of the hour has led to consistent discoveries and inventions. Medical sector has perennially faced the challenges of expansion and ability to provide new and better ways of diagnosis and treatment, reducing risk and cost and enhancing overall benefits. Robotic surgery is the beginning of one such revolution in surgical sphere, considered a paradigm shift by many. This innovative technology has been implemented in the field of cardiac surgery and its use has proliferated over the last 15 years. The anesthesiology team also requires coping up with the new challenges.

Keywords

Robotic surgery, Minimally invasive cardiac surgery, Da vinci surgical systemTM, Cardiac surgery, TEE, One lung ventilation, Capnothorax

Introduction

In 1921 Czech playwright Karel Capek introduced the term and the concept of Robot in his play Rossom’s Universal Robot s to indicate forced labor (Czech Robota-Forced labor). Later the concept was modified by Isaac Asimov in different science fiction stories and novels popularly known as “The Robot Series”.