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Incidence of Clinical Outcomes in Minimally Invasive Valvular Surgery at the Ignacio Chávez National Institute of Cardiology

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Minimally invasive cardiac valve replacement surgery (MICS) is a technique that has reported equivalent rates of mortality and reintervention when compared to conventional median sternotomy (CS). Additionally, MICS has inconsistently been reported to be associated with fewer postoperative complications, better cosmetic outcomes, and shorter hospital stays at the expense of longer surgical time, aortic clamp time, and extracorporeal circulation time. When comparing populations undergoing MICS vs CS at the Ignacio Chávez National Institute of Cardiology (INCICh), it was proven that there is a longer surgical, extracorporeal circulation, and aortic clamp durations in the MICS intervention, but no statistically significant difference in global mortality. MICS was also associated with a shorter hospital stay and less surgical discomfort. MICS can be considered an alternative and equivalent approach to CS for patients undergoing aortic and mitral valve replacement surgery in the Mexican population.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.69859

Authors: Erik F Gardner-Hilbert, Mario Gómez-Sánchez, Mario I Lumbreras-Márquez, Iñigo Díaz-Moreno

Institutions: Universidad Panamericana, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán

Language: English

Topic: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4402708962