Minimally invasive approach associated with lower resource utilization after aortic and mitral valve surgery.

Objective: To investigate the effect of minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) on resource utilization, cost, and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing left-heart valve operations.

Methods: Data were retrospectively reviewed for patients undergoing single-valve surgery (eg, aortic valve replacement, mitral valve replacement, or mitral valve repair) at a single center from 2018 to 2021, stratified by surgical approach: MICS vs full sternotomy (FS). Baseline characteristics and postoperative outcomes were compared.

Area Deprivation Index is not predictive of worse outcomes after open lower extremity revascularization.

Objective: Prior research has shown that socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with higher rates of diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and amputation. We sought to determine whether SES or insurance type increases the risk of mortality, major adverse limb events (MALE), or hospital length of stay (LOS) after open lower extremity revascularization.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent open lower extremity revascularization at a single tertiary care center from January 2011 to March 2017 (n = 542).

Female sex is associated with reintervention and mortality following elective endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

Objective: Although sex differences in endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) outcomes have been increasingly reported, the determination of contributing factors has not reached a consensus. We investigated the disparities in sex-specific outcomes after elective EVAR at our institution and evaluated the factors that might predispose women to increased morbidity and mortality.

Methods: We performed a retrospective medical record review of all patients who had undergone elective EVAR from 2011 to 2020 at a suburban tertiary care center.