Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Minimally Invasive Approach versus Sternotomy for Cardiac Surgery in Jehovah's Witness Patients
Authors' conclusion
MICS for JW patients showed favorable early outcomes and mid-term survival compared to conventional sternotomy.
Study context
- Population
- Jehovah's Witness patients who cannot receive blood transfusions undergoing cardiac surgery, September 2016 to July 2022
- Participants
- 63 patients
- Exposure
- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery vs sternotomy
- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS)n = 19
- Sternotomyn = 44reference
- Outcome
- Early mortality, morbidities and overall survival
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- No between-group differences in early mortality and morbidities
- Overall survival did not differ significantly during follow-up (mean 43.9 ± 24.4 months)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Chest tube drainage · first postoperative day
P = 0.022
Hemoglobin level · day of operation
P = 0.042
Hemoglobin level · first postoperative day
P = 0.032
Coronary bypass grafting as operation type
P = 0.005
Coronary bypass grafting as operation type
- No difference in other types of operation
Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.
Original publication
Minimally Invasive Approach versus Sternotomy for Cardiac Surgery in Jehovah's Witness Patients. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 26 April 2024. doi:10.
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