Trends in Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts: A Study of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, 2006 to 2012.

Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery
Published Date: Mar 24, 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Robotic technology is one of the most recent technological changes in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operations. The current analysis was conducted to identify trends in the use and outcomes of robotic-assisted CABG (RA-CABG).

Authors

  • David J Whellan
    Jefferson Clinical Research Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: david.whellan@jefferson.edu.
  • Melissa M McCarey
    Jefferson Clinical Research Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Bradley S Taylor
    Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Todd K Rosengart
    Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
  • Amelia S Wallace
    Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
  • A Laurie W Shroyer
    Department of Surgery, Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York.
  • James S Gammie
    University of Maryland Hospital System, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Eric D Peterson
    Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

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