Maximizing Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery With Enhanced Recovery (ERAS)
Author Department
Surgery
Document Type
Article, Peer-reviewed
Publication Date
8-2024
Abstract
We convened a group of cardiac surgeons, intensivists, and anesthesiologists with extensive experience in minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) and perioperative care to identify the essential elements of a MICS program and the relationship with Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS). The MICS incision should minimize tissue invasion without compromising surgical goals. MICS also requires safe management of hemodynamics and preservation of cardiac function, which we have termed myocardial management. Finally, comprehensive perioperative care through an ERAS program should be provided to allow patients to achieve optimal recovery. Therefore, we propose that MICS requires 3 elements: (1) a less invasive surgical incision (non-full sternotomy), (2) optimized myocardial management, and (3) ERAS. We contend that the full benefit of MICS can be achieved only by also utilizing an ERAS platform.
Keywords: cardiac surgery; enhanced recovery; minimally invasive; perioperative.
Recommended Citation
Salenger R, Ad N, Grant MC, Bakaeen F, Balkhy HH, Mick SL, Sardari Nia P, Kempfert J, Bonaros N, Bapat V, Wyler von Ballmoos MC, Gerdisch M, Johnston DR, Engelman DT. Maximizing Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery With Enhanced Recovery (ERAS). Innovations (Phila). 2024 Aug 29:15569845241264565. doi: 10.1177/15569845241264565. Epub ahead of print.
PMID
39205530