Patient-reported outcomes: How to advance the minimally invasive debate

Since their introduction 2  decades ago, minimally invasive techniques for aortic valve replacement have been a topic of research and debate among cardiac surgeons. Proponents of minimally invasive approaches argue the ability to deliver similar clinical outcomes with improved cosmesis and reduced resource use.1 Critics poin t to longer operative times and criticize increased complexity without reproducible improvements in overall morbidity and mortality.2

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 20, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Edward D. Percy, Sameer A. Hirji, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Marc P. Pelletier Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research