Thoracoscopic closure of patent ductus arteriosus: A less traumatic and more cost-effective technique
| Autor: | Warren H Toews, Jack H.T. Chang, Reginald L Washington, Steven S. Rothenberg |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
congenital
hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities medicine.medical_specialty Critical Care Cost-Benefit Analysis Closure (topology) Ductus arteriosus medicine Thoracoscopy Humans cardiovascular diseases Hospital Costs Ductus Arteriosus Patent Wound Healing Intraoperative Care medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Infant Open thoracotomy Endoscopy General Medicine Length of Stay Hospital Charges Patient Discharge Surgery Surgical morbidity Survival Rate medicine.anatomical_structure Thoracotomy Echocardiography Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health cardiovascular system business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 30:1057-1060 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3468 |
| Popis: | The authors have developed a technique of thoracoscopic closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) that significantly reduces the surgical morbidity, recovery time, and hospital costs traditionally associated with the standard open procedure. Ten patients have undergone the procedure, with nine completed successfully. One patient required conversion to an open thoracotomy. There were no operative complications, and closure of the ductus was confirmed in all cases with a postoperative echocardiogram. Eight of ten patients were discharged in under 24 hour, and hospital charges were on the average 30% to 40% less. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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