What is the safety and efficacy of the use of automated fastener in heart valve surgery?

ConclusionWe confirmed that the majority of existing literatures indicated the safety and intraoperative efficacy with automated fastener application. Nevertheless, there is currently no evidence to support automated fastened sutures can translate its intraoperative advantages to improved patient outcome.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - November 13, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: M. Yousuf Salmasi, Lueh Chien, Philip Hartley, Amer Al ‐Balah, Kulvinder Lall, Aung Oo, Roberto Casula, Thanos Athanasiou Tags: REVIEW ARTICLE Source Type: research