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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2025

Prognostic analysis of children with tetralogy of Fallot through a small incision in the right axilla.

Fanwei Meng, Jianchao Li, Weijie Liang, Haoju Dong, Bing Li

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Fanwei MengFuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Jianchao LiFuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Weijie LiangFuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Haoju DongFuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Bing LiFuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.

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Abstract

Objective: Compare the clinical efficacy of a minimally invasive small incision in the right axilla vs. traditional median sternotomy in the surgical treatment of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 330 infants and young children under the age of 3 who underwent radical surgery for tetralogy of Fallot between March 2022 and March 2024. Patients were categorized into two groups based on the surgical approach. To ensure the consistency of preoperative baseline data (weight, gender, age, O Results: No statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups in 24 h chest drainage volume, mortality, reintubation, reoperation, ECMO use, and infection. However, the minimally invasive group showed significantly shorter ventilator duration and ICU stay and a reduced rate of peritoneal dialysis (all Conclusion: In infants and children under 3 years old with TOF, surgical correction via a right axillary small incision achieves equivalent clinical outcomes to traditional median sternotomy, without increasing postoperative mortality or complication rates. In addition, the minimally invasive approach offers benefits of reduced surgical trauma and enhanced postoperative recovery.

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cardiopulmonary bypassmedian sternotomy incisionminimally invasive surgeryright subaxillary vertical thoracotomytetralogy of Fallot

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