• Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350001, P.R.China;
WENG Guoxing, Email: gxw001@sina.com
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Objective  To compare video-assisted thoracic surgical technique (VATS) and conventional surgical technique (CSM) in mitral valve replacement (MVR). Methods  We retrospectively analyzed clinical data of 93 patients in our hospital with mitral valve replacement between January 2010 and January 2015. The patients were divided into two groups including a VATS group and a CSM group.There were 43 patients with 25 males and 18 females at age of 57.43±5.65 years in the VATS group, and 50 patients with 27 males and 23 females at age of 56.40±6.32 years in the CSM group.The clinical outcomes of the two groups were compared. Results  There was no mortality. Echocardiography was normal in both groups during 1-year follow-up. There was no significant difference between the two groups in the operative time, aortic clamping time, cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time, or ventilation time. As compared with the CSM group, the patients in the VATS group had a significantly lower complication rate, shorter chest incision length (5.23±1.36 cm vs. 18.21±3.89 cm), less blood transfusion (1.75±0.25 U vs. 3.15±1.50 U), less chest drainage (202.34±12.12 ml vs. 412.32±21.56 ml) and lower pain score (1.26±0.86 vs. 3.01±1.13), shorter time of postoperative hospital stay (8.20±2.36 d vs. 12.10±3.26 d). Conclusion  MVR under VATS is not only technically feasible, but also with excellent clinical results.

Citation: CHEN Haiyu, WENG Guoxing, BAO Jiayin, XIE Qi, CHEN Zhiqun, WANG Huan, XIAO Rongdong. Video-assisted thoracic surgical technique versus conventional surgical technique for mitral valve replacement: A case control study. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2017, 24(9): 683-686. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.201607030 Copy

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