Traversing the learning curve in minimally invasive heart valve surgery: A cumulative analysis of an individual surgeon's experience with a right minithoracotomy approach for aortic valve replacement

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1242-1246

  Murzi, Michele ^a   Cerillo, Alfredo G ^a   Bevilacqua, Stefano ^a   Gilmanov, Danyar ^a   Farneti, Pierandrea ^a   Glauber, Mattia ^a  

^a G PASQUINUCCI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic valve replacement; Minimally invasive cardiac surgery; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT ANTERIOR MINITHORACOTOMY; SURGEON; SURVIVAL; THORACOTOMY; AORTA VALVE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; LEARNING CURVE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84865361959     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezr230     Document Type: Article

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