Guest: Phillip Rowse, M.D.
Guest: Marty Unruh, APRN, C.N.P., D.N.P.
Host: Kyle Klarich, M.D.
In this episode of “Interviews With the Experts,” listeners will hear a dialogue on crucial questions sufferers ought to ask as they think about whether or not or to not pursue a robotic-assisted strategy for surgical therapy of their valvular coronary heart illness. It is clarified how robotic coronary heart surgical procedure works, together with related dangers, advantages, and misconceptions. And lastly, there’s a dialogue on the anticipated short- and long-term outcomes of robotic coronary heart valve surgical procedure.
Topics Discussed:
• What forms of procedures may be carried out robotically, and the way does robotic surgical procedure evaluate to conventional and different minimally invasive methods?
• Who qualifies for robotic surgical procedure, and is it secure and efficient?
• What testing is required beforehand, what’s the typical restoration time, and the way lengthy is the hospital keep and return-to-work timeline?
• Do surgeons carry out the process or does the robotic function independently?
• How many robotic surgical procedures has Mayo Clinic carried out, and what are the advantages in comparison with open-heart surgical procedure (sternotomy)?
