Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Aug 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialA prospective randomized, controlled trial deems a drainage of 300 ml/day safe before removal of the last chest drain after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy.
To study the feasible and safe volume threshold for chest tube removal following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical lobectomy. ⋯ A 300-ml/day volume threshold for chest tube removal after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy is feasible and safe, demonstating more advantages than the 150-ml/day volume threshold. However, a 450-ml/day volume threshold for chest tube removal may increase the risk of thoracentesis compared with the 300- and the 150-ml/day volume threshold.
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Aug 2015
Sutureless 3f Enable valve implantation concomitant with mitral valve surgery.
Interest in aortic sutureless bioprostheses is growing. Here, we evaluate the feasibility of performing aortic sutureless valve replacement concomitant with mitral valve surgery using the 3f Enable prosthesis. ⋯ 3f Enable® sutureless valve implantation combined with mitral valve surgery appears feasible and the results presented here are encouraging. This procedure has the potential to simplify surgery in a cohort of high-risk patients for whom transcatheter aortic valve replacement is not an effective option. Larger studies should be conducted to confirm these observations.