Surgery and Medical Care in War Time (Video)

Robotic assisted beating heart surgery aims to allow surgeons to operate on a beating heart without stabilizers as if the heart is stationary. In this paper, two least-square based prediction algorithms, using an adaptive filter to generate future position estimates, are implemented and studied.

Despite the morbidity and mortality occurring during the postimplantation period, home discharge with a TAH is possible. Portables drivers allow for a safe return home.