Anatomic and surgical factors affecting the switch from minimally invasive transthoracic occlusion to open surgery during ventricular septal defect repair.
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DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.01.47
Abstract: Background This study aimed to investigate the specific causes for switching patients from minimally invasive transthoracic occlusion to surgical repair under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). By retrospectively analyzing 340 cases, we sought to provide the clinical… read more here.
Keywords: transthoracic closure; invasive transthoracic; minimally invasive; transthoracic ... See more keywords