The impact of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery on early postoperative organ dysfunction
Rafael Maniés Pereira, Beatriz Draiblate, Francisca Montenegro, Margarida Rocha, Nuno Guerra, Ricardo Ferreira, Ângelo Nobre, Luís Ferreira Moita, Tiago R Velho · 2026
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Pereira and colleagues compared keyhole and open-chest approaches to mitral valve surgery in 2026, asking which leaves organs in better shape a day later. Their single center reviewed 710 patients, 275 operated through small incisions and 435 through the breastbone. Organ function was scored with a standard failure scale, and the strength of blood-pressure-supporting drugs was scored alongside it at 24 hours after surgery.
The keyhole group scored lower on the organ failure scale, with a median of 4 against 5 for open surgery in the first day. Fewer keyhole patients reached the high score band, at 43.6 percent against 58.6 percent for the open group in the cohort. Adjusted analysis put the odds of a high organ score at 0.24 for the keyhole approach, and drug support needs were lower too, with matched-patient checks confirming the pattern.
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| CREATOR | Rafael Maniés Pereira, Beatriz Draiblate, Francisca Montenegro, Margarida Rocha, Nuno Guerra, Ricardo Ferreira, Ângelo Nobre, Luís Ferreira Moita, Tiago R Velho |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |