Prevention of Unilateral Pulmonary Edema Complicating Robotic Mitral Valve Operations.

Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery

Published Date: Aug 17, 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Unilateral pulmonary edema (UPE) has been reported after mitral operations performed through the right side of the chest. The clinical presentation is compatible with an ischemia-reperfusion injury. This report describes modifications to robotic mitral valve operations that were designed to reduce UPE.

Authors

Emmanuel Moss

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Michael E Halkos

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Jose N Binongo

Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Douglas A Murphy

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA 30342. Electronic address: douglas.murphy@emory.edu.

Keywords

Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Mitral Valve Mitral Valve Insufficiency Postoperative Complications Pulmonary Edema Retrospective Studies Robotics United States

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Prevention of Unilateral Pulmonary Edema Complicating Robotic Mitral Valve Operations.

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