Leyla loop: a time-saving suture technique for robotic atrial closure

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Kilic L., Senay S., Gullu A. Ü., Alhan C.

INTERACTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.17, sa.3, ss.579-580, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/icvts/ivt231
  • Dergi Adı: INTERACTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.579-580
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Robotics surgery, Minimally invasive surgery, Atrium
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The longer durations of cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross-clamp times remain the disadvantages of robotic or minimally invasive cardiac surgery. For this reason, every small contribution to speeding up these procedures is of the utmost importance. Here, we present a practical, easy and time-saving suture technique for atrial closure. It consists of a hand-made loop at one end of the suture and saves the time otherwise consumed by knotting. It may also be used during conventional or minimally invasive cardiac surgery.