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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Background:

  • Aortic valve replacement (AVR) is a critical procedure for managing aortic valve disease.
  • Traditional full sternotomy (FS) offers wide surgical access but involves significant invasiveness.
  • Minimally invasive approaches, such as J-shaped upper mini-sternotomy (UMS), are being explored to reduce surgical trauma.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare clinical care and hospital outcomes between patients undergoing AVR via UMS and FS.
  • To evaluate the feasibility and safety of the UMS approach for AVR.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective, cross-sectional study comparing AVR patients (2014-2017 UMS vs. 2011-2014 FS).
  • Exclusion criteria included combined procedures, aortic surgery, and endocarditis reinterventions.
  • Comparison of sociodemographics, medical history, hospital/ICU stay, transfusions, complications, and mortality.

Main Results:

  • 57 UMS patients and 99 FS patients were analyzed; median age 67 years, 56.77% male.
  • UMS patients had lower red blood cell and platelet transfusions but higher cryoprecipitate use.
  • UMS demonstrated shorter intensive care unit (ICU) stays (3 vs. 4 days) without differences in overall hospital stay, complications, or mortality.

Conclusions:

  • J-shaped upper mini-sternotomy is a feasible and safe technique for AVR.
  • UMS does not increase in-hospital or 30-day mortality, hospital stay, or infectious complications compared to FS.