3D technology applied to minimally invasive surgery improves the precision and safety of the procedure through more detailed visualization, preoperative planning and personalized guides. The Cardiac Surgery Service of the Hospiten Rambla University Hospital (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) is a pioneer in the Canary Islands in the use of this technology in minimally invasive interventions.

This service has performed the first fully video-assisted mitral valve surgery using 3D glasses, which represents a new advance in the development of minimally invasive cardiac surgery.

The procedure consists of carrying out all phases of the surgery guided by the images of the surgical field provided by the 3D camera. This system provides high definition and depth vision, which increases the precision of movements and facilitates access to areas of the mediastinum inaccessible under direct vision through the small incisions typical of the minimally invasive approach.

Dr. Federico Paredes Vignoli, coordinator of the Cardiac Surgery Service at the Hospiten Rambla University Hospital, explains that "the use of this technology makes it possible to further reduce the size of the incisions compared to other minimally invasive surgeries, notably improving the aesthetic result for the patient. In addition, the precision provided by 3D vision increases the safety of the procedure and optimizes access to areas of the surgical field that would be impossible to approach under direct vision. These advantages are in addition to the already known benefits: less postoperative pain, faster recovery and a shorter hospital stay".

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