Minimal Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement Versus Conventional Median Sternotomy Approach

Minimal Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement Versus Conventional Median Sternotomy Approach

This is retrospective study that will be done in Cardiothoracic surgery department in Assuit university hospitals for one year duration aiming to compare minimal invasive technique to conventional median sternotomy for mitral valve surgery regarding early postoperative outcomes and pain

This is retrospective study that will be done in Cardiothoracic surgery department in Assuit university hospitals for one year duration and the study tools will be:

Part I (Demographic data):

• Age, Gender, Weight, Height ,Smoke history

Part II (Preoperative data):

• Medical history, Clinical assessment, Preoperative investigation

Part III (Intraoperative data):

• Surgical time, and Ischemic time

Part IV (Postoperative data):

• Early ambulation, ICU stay, length of ventilation, using of analgesic drugs, post op bleeding, deaths

Inclusion Criteria:

• Symptomatic patients with mitral valve disease indicated for valve surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Double valve disease or other valve disease
• Mitral or aortic valve disease associated with ischemic heart disease
• Mitral or aortic valve disease associated with congenital heart disease
• Patients subjected to prior heart surgery