Anesth Analg 2003;96:7-10
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society
CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA
Anesthesia for Robotic Repair of the Mitral Valve: A Report of Two Cases
Nutan Mehta, MD*,
Sumeet Goswami, MD*,
Michael Argenziano, MD ,
Craig R. Smith, MD , and
Berend Mets, MB, FRCA, PhD*
Departments of *Anesthesiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Berend Mets, Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 630 W. 168th St., P&S Box 46, New York, NY 10032-3784. Address e-mail to bm44{at}columbia.edu
IMPLICATIONS: We describe the anesthetic management of two patients who underwent successful mitral valve repair with use of a robot-assisted cardiac surgical technique. We describe the robot used, as well as the surgical procedure, and highlight aspects of the anesthetic management, in particular the need for one-lung ventilation and the utility of transesophageal echocardiography.
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