Journal article
Clinical outcomes of minimally invasive endoscopic and conventional sternotomy approaches for atrial septal defect repair
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Concerns remain that minimally invasive atrial septal defect (ASD) repair may compromise patient outcomes. We compared clinical outcomes of adult patients undergoing ASD repair via a minimally invasive endoscopic approach versus a "gold standard" sternotomy.
METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical outcomes of consecutive patients who underwent ASD patch repair at our institution between 2002 and 2012. We compared …
Authors
Chu MWA; Losenno KL; Fox SA; Adams C; Al-Habib H; Guo R; Menkis AH; Kiaii B
Journal
Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 57, No. 3, pp. e75–e81
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
6 2014
DOI
10.1503/cjs.012813
ISSN
0008-428X