Right mini-thoracotomy approach reduces hospital stay and transfusion of mitral or tricuspid valve reoperation with non-inferior efficacy: evidence from propensity-matched study | Zendy

Qing Wang | Zendy; Xiaofei Xue | Zendy; Jie Yang | Zendy; Qian Yang | Zendy; Pei Wang | Zendy; Liaoyuan Wang | Zendy; Peng Zhang | Zendy; Suyu Wang | Zendy; Jing Wang | Zendy; Jibin Xu | Zendy; Jianbo Xiao | Zendy; Zhig Wang | Zendy

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Right mini-thoracotomy approach reduces hospital stay and transfusion of mitral or tricuspid valve reoperation with non-inferior efficacy: evidence from propensity-matched study

Author(s) -

Qing Wang,

Xiaofei Xue,

Jie Yang,

Qian Yang,

Pei Wang,

Liaoyuan Wang,

Peng Zhang,

Suyu Wang,

Jing Wang,

Jibin Xu,

Jianbo Xiao,

Zhig Wang

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of thoracic disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682

H-Index - 60

eISSN - 2077-6624

pISSN - 2072-1439

DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.07.53

Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , propensity score matching , surgery , blood transfusion , incidence (geometry) , mitral valve , retrospective cohort study , anesthesia , optics , physics

There is limited evidence about the efficacy and cost difference between minimally invasive and conventional valve reoperation. This study intended to compare the short-term efficacy and cost between right mini-thoracotomy approach and median sternotomy approach in valve reoperation.

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