Single Center Prospective Study of Cross-Clamp versus Balloon Occlusion in Robotic Mitral Surgery

CONCLUSIONS: Compared to aortic cross-clamp, balloon occlusion has similar perioperative and early postoperative outcomes. Additionally, it likely introduces a 10-minute reduction in total CPB time.PMID:38657703 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.04.004

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 24, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Defne Gunes Ergi Phillip G Rowse Richard C Daly Juan A Crestanello Hartzell V Schaff Joseph A Dearani Austin Todd Arman Arghami Source Type: research