Early Discharge After Minimally Invasive Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery

CONCLUSIONS: In well-selected patients, early discharge after minimally invasive valve surgery was associated with lower costs but comparable postoperative outcomes. About one fifth of patients who remain in the hospital beyond postoperative day 3 may be candidates for earlier discharge.PMID:34419437 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.07.047

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - August 22, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Marlena E Sabatino Alexis K Okoh Joshua C Chao Cassandra Soto Jigesh Baxi Lauren A Salgueiro Anna Olds Hirohisa Ikegami Anthony Lemaire Mark J Russo Leonard Y Lee Source Type: research