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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-21
pubmed:abstractText
Conversion (C) from ministernotomy (M.S.) to full sternotomy was necessary in 5% of the cases in a series of 100 patients consecutively operated for Aortic Valve Replacement (A.V.R.) Analysis of the demographics and surgical techniques indicate older age, aortic fragility, diffuse coronary disease, chronic renal failure and left vent insertion as contributing factors. Despite increased operative blood losses, extra-corporeal circulation (E.C.C.) times, intensive care unit (I.C.U.) stay and hospital stay, no mortality was observed in the conversion group, as compared to 4.2% mortality in the total ministernotomy (MS) population. Preoperative patients selection, avoidance of technical pitfalls, and knowledge of alternative surgical measures are suggested to further decrease the incidence of conversions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1522-6662
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
5 Suppl 4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S296-300
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Conversion from ministernotomy to full sternotomy in aortic valve replacement.
pubmed:affiliation
Service of Cardiac Surgery, C.U.B. Hospital Erasme, University of Brussels Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article