Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery versus Conventional Median Sternotomy for Atrial Septal Defect Closure.
10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.6.421
- Author:
Joon Chul JUNG
1
;
Kyung Hwan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea. kkh726@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Sternotomy;
Minimally invasive surgery;
Congenital heart disease;
Atrial heart septal defects
- MeSH:
Adult;
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Chest Tubes;
Drainage;
Female;
Heart;
Heart Defects, Congenital;
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial*;
Humans;
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures;
Mortality;
Retrospective Studies;
Seoul;
Sternotomy*;
Thoracic Surgery*;
Thoracotomy
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2016;49(6):421-426
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Median sternotomy is the standard approach for atrial septal defect (ASD) closure. However, minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) has been introduced at many centers in adult/grown-up congenital heart patients. We retrospectively reviewed the results of right anterolateral thoracotomy compared with conventional median sternotomy (CMS) for ASD closure at Seoul National University Hospital. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 60 adult patients who underwent isolated ASD closure from January 2004 to December 2013 (42 in the CMS group, 18 in the MICS group). Preoperative, operative, and postoperative data were collected and compared between the 2 groups. RESULTS: The MICS group was younger (44.6 years vs. 32.4 years, p=0.002) and included more females (66.7% vs. 94.4%, p=0.025) than the CMS group. Operation time (188.4 minutes vs. 286.7 minutes, p<0.001), cardiopulmonary bypass time (72.7 minutes vs. 125.8 minutes, p<0.001), and aortic cross-clamp time (25.5 minutes vs. 45.6 minutes, p<0.001) were significantly longer in the MICS group. However, there were no significant differences in morbidity and mortality between groups. Only chest tube drainage in the first 24 hours (627.1 mL vs. 306.1 mL, p<0.001) exhibited a significant difference. CONCLUSION: MICS via right anterolateral thoracotomy is an alternative choice for ASD closure. The results demonstrated similar morbidity and mortality between groups, and favored MICS in chest tube drainage in the first 24 hours.
