Cost analysis of minimally invasive compared to conventional mitral valve surgery

Acta Cardiol. 2016;71(5):527-535. doi: 10.2143/AC.71.5.3167495.
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Keywords: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery; cost analysis; mitral valve.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / economics*
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Diseases / economics*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / economics
  • Hospital Costs / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Length of Stay / economics
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / economics*
  • Mitral Valve / surgery*
  • Postoperative Complications / economics
  • Propensity Score
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Sternotomy / economics