This single center, open RCT compared patients’ satisfaction with local (LA) or general anesthesia (GA) for video-assisted thoracoscopy. Fifty patients were allocated to GA and 57 to LA. Patient satisfaction did not differ significantly for anesthesiology care, general perioperative care, or recovery after surgery.
ALERT!
This site is not optimized for Internet Explorer 8 (or older).
Please upgrade to a newer version of Internet Explorer or use an alternate browser such as Chrome or Firefox.
Minimally Invasive
April 6, 2023
In the first analysis to validate observed clinical outcomes, two trials compared transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR). Valve dysfunction was found to be less common after five years in TAVR.
April 4, 2023
This video demonstrates the drainage of a large pre- and bilateral paravertebral tubercular abscess via two-port VATS.
March 31, 2023
Tricuspid valve (TV) treatment, at its current status, represents a real dilemma since different options are available but long-term results still to be seen and lots of new strategies are still to come.
March 30, 2023
This video shows a step-by-step approach for transapical TMVI with the Tendyne valve in an eighty-one-year-old high surgical risk patient with severe primary mitral regurgitation and prior TAVI.
March 30, 2023
In this video, the authors present their first experience with the transeptal implantation of the Amend ring with special insight into the preprocedural planning.
March 30, 2023
This video demonstrates valve-in-valve transeptal transcatheter mitral valve implantation (TMVI) in a high-risk patient.
March 29, 2023
In this video, transcatheter mitral valve replacement methods are reviewed—valve-in-valve, valve-in-ring, and valve-in-MAC—focusing on the challenges of the techniques and how to improve outcomes through appropriate patient selection and specialized techniques.
March 28, 2023
In the second installment of this week’s Guest Editor Series, Axel Unbehaun presents a case of TAVR in which standard techniques were not an option. Instead, the team used a transcaval approach to successfully complete the procedure.
March 27, 2023
In the first installment of Gry Dahle’s Guest Editor Series, Gilbert Tang describes the evolution of transcatheter aortic valve replacement. He goes over the method’s history, limitations, and future directions.