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Age and prior heart surgery (redo surgery) significantly increase hospital stay after minimally invasive heart valve surgery (MIVS). Other factors like reduced heart function and kidney disease also impact recovery.

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  • Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) generally reduces hospital length of stay (LOS), including in cardiac procedures.
  • Preoperative factors influencing prolonged LOS specifically in minimally invasive heart valve surgery (MIVS) remain unclear.

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  • To identify preoperative variables associated with prolonged LOS in patients undergoing MIVS.

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  • A retrospective review of 189 patients who underwent MIVS via minithoracotomy.
  • Prolonged LOS was defined as >7 postoperative days.
  • Poisson and logistic regression analyses were employed to identify predictors.

Main Results:

  • Mean postoperative LOS was 9.13 days, with 33.9% experiencing prolonged LOS.
  • Patients with prolonged LOS were older, had higher NYHA class, reduced LVEF, and more CKD and reoperations.
  • Adjusted analysis identified older age (OR=1.03) and redo surgery (OR=3.33) as significant predictors of prolonged LOS.

Conclusions:

  • Age and redo surgery are key predictors of prolonged LOS after MIVS.
  • Reduced LVEF, NYHA class III/IV, and CKD also contribute to delayed recovery.
  • Larger studies are needed to further elucidate preoperative predictors for MIVS.