Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Jul 2016
Comparative StudyFrailty assessment to predict short term outcomes after cardiac surgery.
Frailty has been used to predict outcome in gerontology but has only recently been applied to measures of perioperative risk stratification. It provides information on physiological reserve not addressed by current scoring systems which are heavily reliant on age. ⋯ Frailty status impacts on both short- and intermediate-term outcomes, including postoperative quality of life. In an ageing population where nonmaleficence and resource allocation are increasingly important, individual assessment in marginal surgical candidates may provide additional information to both the patient and clinician.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Jul 2016
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyBilateral thoracoscopic extended thymectomy versus sternotomy.
Complete open surgical resection is the standard treatment for thymoma and myasthenia gravis. We evaluated the feasibility of bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic extended thymectomy, and compared it to surgery via sternotomy. ⋯ Our results seem to confirm that in selected cases, video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy allows complete resection of thymus and perithymic tissue, similar to sternotomy but with the known advantages of minimally invasive surgery including less pain and a good cosmetic result.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Jul 2016
Mini-aortic surgery with percutaneous cannulation and rapid-deployment valve.
We aimed to evaluate the results of the combined use of rapid-deployment valves, percutaneous cardioplegia delivery and left heart venting during minimally invasive aortic valve replacement surgery. ⋯ The combined use of rapid-deployment valves, percutaneous cardioplegia, and left heart venting is safe and effective and allows a significant reduction of the skin incision together with a significant reduction of intraoperative times without affecting hospital outcomes or hemodynamic performance of the prosthetic valves.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Jul 2016
Experimental study in pulmonary artery sealing with a vessel-sealing device.
The development of vessel-sealing devices will facilitate safety in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Our objective was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of sealing pulmonary arteries with the Enseal tissue-sealing device. ⋯ Pulmonary arteries sealed in vivo with the Enseal device showed pressure tolerance >75 mm Hg in the acute phase, and persistent hemostasis after 2 or 4 weeks. Pulmonary artery sealing with the Enseal device is feasible and safe in thoracic surgery settings.