PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT (MICS CABG) AT HEART INSTITUTE OF HO CHI MINH CITY

Thanh Bình Phạm, Hùng Dũng Văn, Chí Linh Châu, Đắc Khoa Nguyễn, Văn Thạch Nguyễn

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Background: Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Coronary Artery bypass grafting (MICS CABG) is a novel coronary operation that has many advantages for patient with coronary artery disease. The aim of MICS CABG is to minimize the invasiveness of conventional CABG (with sternotomy) while preserving the applicability and durability of surgical revascularization. We report the preliminary results of the minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting procedure at the Heart Institute of Ho Chi Minh city. Methods: We performed a descriptive case series, from July 2023 to September 2023, with 20 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting via left anterior thoracotomy. Results: All 20 patients underwent Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Coronary Artery bypass grafting without the use of Heart-lung machine (Off-pump MICs CABG). The mean age was 61,06 ± 9,90 years, the number of males and females were 16 and 4 respectively. All these patients received left internal thoracic artery (LITA) to left anterior descending artery (LAD) as a standard graft. The saphenous vein being the next alternative conduit in case of need. The average length of incision was 6,8 ± 1,3 cm. The minimum number of grafts performed was 1, and the maximum was 3. The mean operative time was 134,5 ± 44,57 minutes. The average hospital stay was 5,5 ± 2,19 days. No surgical mortality and no major complications were reported. Conclusion: MICs CABG is a feasible and safe procedure that has many advantages in terms of technique and postoperative prognosis

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