What is minimally invasive heart surgery?
Minimally invasive heart surgery is our go-to approach, allowing the specialists on the medical staff of Hospital Baylor Scott & White The Heart - Plano to perform complex cardiovascular surgeries without the need for open-heart surgery.
Open-heart surgery usually includes making a very large incision down the middle of the chest. This consists of a full cut through the breastbone, which often takes 12 or more weeks to heal. Another surgical alternative is minimally invasive "keyhole" surgery. It involves creating a small incision (keyhole) in the side of the chest where minimally invasive heart surgeons pass through small surgical instruments to correct valve disease, coronary artery disease and congenital heart defects.
The potential benefits of minimally invasive cardiac surgery at our heart hospitals may include:
- Trauma y dolor reducidos, junto con menos daño tisular
- Disminución de la pérdida de sangre
- Disminución de la infección de la herida, sin herida en el esternón (esternón)
- Mejora de la morbilidad y la mortalidad
- An ideal option for repeat cardiac surgery
- Tiempo de recuperación reducido y retorno más rápido a las actividades normales
- Un mejor resultado cosmético con cicatrices reducidas
- Disminución de la duración de la hospitalización
- Mejora de la satisfacción del paciente
- Sin restricciones de peso después de la recuperación de la cirugía
Connect with a coordinator today to learn if a minimally invasive cardiac surgery is right for you.