Exploring the future of robotic approaches in neonatal cardiac surgery: opportunities, barriers, and innovation pathways.

ABSTRACT: Robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) emerged as a transformative approach in various surgical disciplines, particularly in adult cardiothoracic procedures, where it has demonstrated significant benefits such as enhanced precision, improved visualisation, and reduced complication rates. Despite its success in adult surgeries, including mitral valve repairs and coronary artery revascularisations, the application of RAS in neonatal cardiothoracic surgery remains largely unexplored. This narrative review synthesises existing evidence, highlighting the potential of RAS to address the unique challenges posed by neonatal cardiothoracic procedures, which require intricate manoeuvrability and precision within confined anatomical spaces. The review also examines the successes of minimally invasive techniq

SUBMITTER: Martin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12662858 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature