Comparison of the safety and efficacy between minimally invasive cardiac surgery and median sternotomy in a low-risk mixed Asian population in Singapore

CONCLUSION: In our institution, MICS is a safe, reproducible and efficacious technique that yields superior outcomes compared with conventional MS procedures, in some aspects. The results of this study provide further evidence and support towards adopting the minimally invasive approach to cardiac surgery in a carefully selected group of cardiac patients in Singapore.PMID:34602601 | DOI:10.11622/smedj.2021136

Source: Singapore Medical Journal - October 4, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Zhi Xian Ong Duoduo Wu Haidong Luo Guohao Chang Faizus Sazzad Jai Ajitchandra Sule Peggy Hu Theo Kofidis Source Type: research