Smart Cardiac Surgery
Smart cardiac surgery involves stringent quality control of the highest standards throughout the entire surgical procedure (pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative), making it one of the most advanced cardiac surgery protocols available anywhere in the world today. A highly experienced "heart-team" works using an integral process, which is both multi-disciplinary and individualized for each patient and uses the highly sought after patient-centered approach. The main goal is to resolve the patient's health problem in the most effective and least surgically aggressive manner possible. Doctors look for the best surgical solution, including for people who have been rejected by other centers or who require very complex surgery, taking into account high and very high-risk patients (e.g., multiple reinterventions, severe ventricular dysfunction, combined procedures).
This is a rigorous program for cardiac surgery, with a minimum operative risk protocol.
Maximum control during surgery:
Bloodless cardiac surgery (avoiding the use of blood products) is for patients who for religious reasons do not wish to use blood products in surgery, or simply for those who prefer to avoid the use of blood products in their operations. The cardiac surgery team is one of the few in the world able to offer bloodless cardiac surgery with a warranty, and is also one of the most experienced.
Doctors follow the "Ultra Fast-Track Recovery" protocol: The patient is wakes up in the operating room and starts his/her recovery right there. Again, the medical team is one of the few in the world to offer this with a warranty, along with plenty of experience.
The various smart cardiac surgeries available, include:
> Video-assisted mitral valve surgery through a 6 cm incision (right mini-thoracotomy). Implementation of sutureless aortic prostheses,
shortening the length of both surgery and ischemia and therefore decreasing surgical invasiveness.
The program is governed by the most rigorous and disciplined culture of healthcare quality management, focused on providing the best care and patient satisfaction with maximum safety, which has lead the distinguished center (where the program was developed) to be awarded the prestigious U.S. Joint Commission International accreditation.
This is a rigorous program for cardiac surgery, with a minimum operative risk protocol.
Maximum control during surgery:
- Intra-operative Transesophageal Echocardiography for all patients.
- Doctors carry out Doppler flow measurements of coronary grafts.
- Monitoring of intra-operative cerebral perfusion to minimize any neurological complications.
- Doctors use the most advanced perfusion techniques available in cardiac surgery.
Bloodless cardiac surgery (avoiding the use of blood products) is for patients who for religious reasons do not wish to use blood products in surgery, or simply for those who prefer to avoid the use of blood products in their operations. The cardiac surgery team is one of the few in the world able to offer bloodless cardiac surgery with a warranty, and is also one of the most experienced.
Doctors follow the "Ultra Fast-Track Recovery" protocol: The patient is wakes up in the operating room and starts his/her recovery right there. Again, the medical team is one of the few in the world to offer this with a warranty, along with plenty of experience.
The various smart cardiac surgeries available, include:
- Coronary bypass surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), with miniCEC or beating heart (0 PCAB).
- Valve conservation surgery: aortic and mitral valve repair. The team is a leader in mitral reconstructive surgery. The doctors carry out the David Procedure, the Yacoub Procedure, bicuspid aortic valve, etc.
- The Ross Procedure (pulmonary autograft). This is the best alternative for young patients with aortic valve disease. There are very few surgeons in the world who practice it because of its high technical complexity.
- Ventricular reconstruction surgery. For people with ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy and severely depressed ventricular function. Doctors remodel the shape and size of your heart in order to improve function and to prevent or delay the need for a heart transplant.
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation surgery. HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound), Cryoablation or Radiofrequency.
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery:
> Video-assisted mitral valve surgery through a 6 cm incision (right mini-thoracotomy). Implementation of sutureless aortic prostheses,
shortening the length of both surgery and ischemia and therefore decreasing surgical invasiveness.
- Aorta Surgery; acute Aortic Syndrome (Aortic Dissections), Aortic Aneurysms and Marfan Syndrome.
- The implantation of uni-cameral, bi-cameral and tri-cameral pacemakers. Implantation of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs). Cardiac resynchronization.
- Cardiac surgery for high and very high risk patients (muItiple reinterventions, severe ventricular dysfunction, combined procedures, etc.).
The program is governed by the most rigorous and disciplined culture of healthcare quality management, focused on providing the best care and patient satisfaction with maximum safety, which has lead the distinguished center (where the program was developed) to be awarded the prestigious U.S. Joint Commission International accreditation.
Surgeon
Dr. Xavier Ruyra
Expertise: Mitral Valve Repair Ross Procedure Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Aortic Valve Replacement Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery |
