Description
Fundamentals of Congenital Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery is a first of its kind, fully-illustrated guide that is solely dedicated to the most diffused congenital minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedures. It provides detailed, step-by-step descriptions of surgical maneuvers to underline each aspect of the procedures along with full color drawings and operative pictures to enhance understanding. Each chapter fully describes the preoperative setting, the needed materials and the required technical skills that make specific congenital heart defects amenable to minimally invasive surgical treatment.
This is the perfect go-to reference for pediatric and congenital cardiac surgeons, and is also a must-have guide for residents in cardiac surgery who are looking to review the technical aspects and outcomes of utilizing a minimally invasive approach for cardiac surgery.
- Provides an extensive, step-by-step description of the most common minimally invasive pediatric cardiac surgical procedures
- Uses high quality, full color drawings and operative pictures of the most important steps of the procedures to facilitate understanding
- Combines information on both the detailed operations of minimally invasive pediatric cardiac surgery and the approach behind them
Chapter
Chapter 1 - The Evolution of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery for Patients With CHDs in our Institution
Chapter 2 - Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Early Extubation and Fast-Track-Management
Institutional Management After Minimally-Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Management After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
Postextubation Management
Chapter 3 - Cardiopulmonary Bypass Strategies: Vacuum Assisted Venous Drainage
Vacuum Assisted Venous Drainage
Safety Considerations and Warnings
Chapter 4 - Surgical Instruments and Materials
Surgical Instruments and Material for Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches
Chapter 5 - Operative Echocardiography
Epicardial Echocardiography
Chapter 6 - Peripheral Cardiopulmonary Bypass—The Percutaneous Cannulation of the Internal Jugular Vein
Patient’s Safety: Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Monitoring
Chapter 7 - Peripheral Cardiopulmonary Bypass—The Surgical Isolation and Cannulation of Femoral Vessels
Central Versus Peripheral Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Surgical Isolation and Cannulation of Femoral Vessels
Surgical Preparation and Incision
Femoral Vein and Artery Isolation and Preparation for Cannulation
Femoral Arterial Cannulation
Femoral Vein and Artery Decannulation
Chapter 8 - Midline Lower Mini-Sternotomy (MS)
Patient Preparation and Midline Mini-Sternotomy
Pericardial Patch Harvesting
Purse String and Cannulation
Postoperative Cosmetic Result
Chapter 9 - Right Anterior Mini-Thoracotomy (RAMT)
Patient Preparation and Right Anterior Mini-Thoracotomy
Pericardial Patch Harvesting and Suspension
Central Aortic Cannulation (When Necessary)
Induced Ventricular Fibrillation
Atriotomy and Intracardiac Repair
Postoperative Cosmetic Result
Chapter 10 - Right Lateral Mini-Thoracotomy (RLMT)
Patient Preparation and RLMT
Right Atriotomy and Intracardiac Correction
Postoperative Cosmetic Result
Chapter 11 - Other Less Commonly Used Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches
(A) Upper Mini-Sternotomy
(B) Left-Lateral “Axillary” Mini-Thoracotomy
Chapter 12 - Surgical Results: A Single-Centre 20-year Experience
Right Anterior Mini-Thoracotomy
Right Lateral (Axillary) Mini-Thoracotomy
Chapter 13 - Comments and Future Perspectives