[Early Experience of Robot-assisted Mitral Valve Surgeries in Our Local Hospital]

We report the early experience of robot-assisted mitral valve repair in our local hospital. It took about two years from the application for the robot-assisted cardiac surgery until the first case of robot-assisted mitral repair. Since July 2020 to June 2022, we have performed 23 cases of robot-assisted mitral valve repair with da Vinci Xi system. There was no hospital death. The mean cross-clamp and total operation time were 118±22 and 295±41 min, respectively. Pre-discharge echocardiograms showed none-to-mild residual mitral regurgitation (MR) in all patients. The mean post-operative hospital stay was 7.6±5 days. Robot-assisted mitral valve repair could safely be started in our hospital. Early results were acceptable. Further experiences will be needed to confirm the efficacy of robotic mitral valve repair.