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Background  To analyze the clinical effect of two different ways of minimally invasive transthoracic closure in children with ventricular septal defect (VSD).    Methods  From January 2015 to July 2019, 294 children with VSD were enrolled in the Fujian Medical University Union Hospital. Patients were divided into two groups – those who underwent VSD closure through the left sternal fourth intercostal incision (group A:  n  = 95) and the lower sternal incision (group B:  n  = 129).    Results  The operation time, bleeding volume, postoperative mechanical ventilation time, postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) monitoring time, postoperative hospitalization time and complication rate in group A were significantly lower than those in group B ( P  < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups in the operation success rate, mechanical ventilation time and total hospitalization cost ( P  > 0.05).    Conclusion  The transthoracic closure of ventricular septal defect through the left sternal fourth intercostal incision is feasible, safe, cosmetic, and worth popularizing.

journal of cardiothoracic surgery

Comparison of the clinical effect between the lower sternal incision and the left parasternal fourth intercostal incision in the transthoracic closure of ventricular septal defect