Intensive Care Unit Bypass for Robotic-Assisted Single-Vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

CONCLUSIONS: A selective, successful ultra-fast-track ICU-bypass protocol for robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting reduces inpatient cost without affecting short-term outcomes. Conversion-to-ICU recovery also maintains outcomes and trends towards reduced costs.PMID:35870521 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.06.044

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - July 23, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Joseph Edwards Jose Binongo Brian Mullin Jane Wei Kunali Ghelani Mathu Kumarasamy Peyton Hanson Michael Duggan Julie Shoffstall Michael Halkos Source Type: research