Robot-assisted carotid artery stenting: outcomes, safety, and operational learning curve.

Journal: Neurosurgical focus
PMID: 34973670

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Over the past 2 decades, robots have been increasingly used in surgeries to help overcome human limitations and perform precise and accurate tasks. Endovascular robots were pioneered in interventional cardiology, however, the CorPath GRX was recently approved by the FDA for peripheral vascular and extracranial interventions. The authors aimed to evaluate the operational learning curve for robot-assisted carotid artery stenting over a period of 19 months at a single institution.

Authors

  • Rawad Abbas
    1Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and.
  • Fadi Al Saiegh
    Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Kareem El Naamani
    1Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and.
  • Ching-Jen Chen
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
  • Lohit Velagapudi
    Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Georgios S Sioutas
    1Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and.
  • Joshua H Weinberg
    2Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
  • Stavropoula Tjoumakaris
    Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
  • M Reid Gooch
    Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Nabeel A Herial
    1Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and.
  • Robert H Rosenwasser
    Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Pascal Jabbour
    Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: pascal.jabbour@jefferson.edu.

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