A Novel Subxiphoid Approach for Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting

OBJECTIVE: Bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) bypass can enable more complete arterial revascularization procedures. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) can offer significant patient benefits. New minimally invasive technology for sternal retraction and tissue manipulation is needed to enable ergonomic and reliable minimally invasive ITA harvesting. The goal of this research was to develop technology and techniques, along with experimental testing and training models, for a sternal-sparing approach to in situ BITA harvesting through a small subxiphoid access site.

METHODS: This study focused on optimizing custom equipment and methods for subxiphoid BITA harvesting initially in a porcine model (19 pig carcasses, 36 ITAs) and subsequently in 7 cadavers (14 ITAs).

RESULTS: Fifty consecutive ITAs were successfully harvested using this remote access approach. The last 20 ITA specimens harvested from the porcine model were explanted and measured; the average length of the free ITA grafts was 12.8 ± 0.9 cm (range 10.8 to 14.2 cm) with a mean time of 23.3 ± 5.2 minutes (range 13 to 25 minutes) for each harvest.

CONCLUSIONS: Early results demonstrate that both ITAs can be reliably harvested in a skeletonized fashion in situ through sternal-sparing, small subxiphoid access in 2 experimental models. This innovative approach warrants further exploration toward facilitating complete arterial revascularization and the further adoption of minimally invasive coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 16(2021), 2 vom: 20. März, Seite 175-180

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Amirjamshidi, Hossein [VerfasserIn]
Sauer, Jude S [VerfasserIn]
Barrus, Bryan [VerfasserIn]
Knight, Peter A [VerfasserIn]
Prasad, Sunil M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bilateral internal thoracic artery harvesting
Journal Article
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
Sternal sparing BITA harvesting
Subxiphoid BITA harvesting

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Date Completed 24.11.2021

Date Revised 24.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/1556984520981060

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320332632