| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2870937 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Major vascular injuries can be safely managed during minimally invasive robotic surgery. Our evolving technique features initial packing of the bleeding for several minutes, maintaining calmness to provide time to prepare for thoracotomy, and reexamination of the injured vessel. If repair is not possible minimally invasively, the vessel is repacked and a nonhurried, elective thoracotomy is performed while the injury is displayed on a monitor to ensure active bleeding is not occurring.
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Authors
Robert J. MD, MBA, Kyle M. BS, Benjamin MD, Douglas J. MD,