Preoperative Diagnostics in Cardiac Surgery
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Imaging and Theranostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 517
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cardiac surgery has undergone tremendous changes in the last decade. Minimal invasive cardiac surgery has entered all areas of cardiac surgery. The application of minimal invasive techniques in cardiac surgery is not restricted to minimizing surgical trauma by shifting the surgical access from excessive pathways, such as full sternotomy, to complete avoidance of any skeleton affection. Moreover, minimal invasive surgery has been associated with the application of new devices such as sutureless valve technology, percutaneous neochords, and automated knot technology.
New developments and technologies are associated with new challenges. Preoperative imaging diagnostics are of utmost importance for a tailormade choice of the most appropriate surgical techniques and approaches. The current generation of cardiac surgeons must be able to integrate CT scans, MRI and echocardiography into the individual decision-making processes of the most appropriate surgical procedures for every patient.
Besides the need of preoperative imaging diagnostics for planning a cardiac surgical procedure, general preoperative diagnostics have become particularly important as we are dealing with a high-risk patient population and various therapeutic options. Preoperative risk assessment of every patient by standardized preoperative diagnostics is indispensable, enabling one to access the preoperative risk and choice of the most appropriate procedure and revealing the operative risk and potential benefit for each patient.
More than ever, the surgical guideline: “Put the operation to the need of the patient, but not the patient to the need of the operation“ must be the guiding philosophy in this era of cardiac surgery, and adequate preoperative diagnostics is a major cornerstone to fulfil this goal.
I am looking forward to obtaining scientific reports that cover the impact of preoperative diagnostics in all areas of cardiac surgery and relay the current developments in this fascinating and rapidly developing surgical specialty.
Prof. Dr. Sems Malte Tugtekin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Cardiac surgery
- Minimal invasive approach
- Preoperative diagnostics
- Risk analysis
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