Abstract

The surgery involved in cardiovascular diseases is technically challenging and is often performed in patients with co-morbidities. The sternotomy approach, a versatile incision in surgeries, includes longer incision, post-operative sternal precautions, longer hospitalizations, and recovery as the drawbacks. Hence it is imperative to implement minimally invasive surgeries to reduce such complications. The use of minimally invasive cardiac surgery was introduced in 1995 and the use of robotic systems gained popularity since then. The robotics is used mainly in single and double vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), mitral valve replacement, resection of left atrial tumors, and atrial septal defects [1]. A growing number of surgeons are adopting robotic systems for assistance in cardiac surgeries. The use of robotic systems in cardiovascular surgeries has significantly reduced complications and mortality in patients compared with the patients undergoing non-robotic surgeries [2].