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Table 5 Characteristics comparison of TOS, MI and OPOTTMIS.

From: Off-pump occlusion of trans-thoracic minimal invasive surgery (OPOTTMIS) on simple congenital heart diseases (ASD, VSD and PDA) attached consecutive 210 cases report: A single institute experience

Item\Methods

TOS

P I

OPOTTMIS

Indication

wide

Relative narrow

Relative wide

Operation spot

Operating room

Catheter room

Operating room

Pathway

Open thorax

Femoral vein

Trans-thoracic MIS

Incision length

20.0 cm

0.5 ~ 1.0 cm

2 ~ 4.0 cm

CPB

Yes

No

No/Prepared

Repair ways

Transfixion/Patches

Occluder

Occluder

Operation time

> 2 h

> 2 h/2 h ±

< 1 h

X-ray radiation

No

Have

No

Injury

Heavy

Slight

Mild

Pains

Heavy

Slight

Mild

Hospitalized time

7 ~ 12 d

< 24 h

48 h ~ 6 d

Scar

Great

Almost none

Small

Cosmetic effect

weak

best

better

Spending (RMB)

20,000 ~ 35,000

40,000 ~ 45,000

20,000 ~ 25,000

  1. TOS: traditional open surgery; PI: physician intervention; OPOTTMIS: off-pump occlusion of trans-thoracic minimal invasive surgery; RMB: Ren-Min-Bi, the Chinese currency.