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Table 1 Preoperative data

From: Individualized strategy of minimally invasive cardiac surgery in congenital cardiac septal defects

Characteristics

RSAVI group(N = 335)

RALT group(N = 132)

LALT group(N = 5)

P value (RALT vs. RSAVI)

P value (LALT vs. RSAVI)

P value (LALT vs. RALT)

Age (years)

2.4 ± 0.9 (0.8–17)

17.5 ± 4.8* (11–68)

15.1 ± 3.8* (11–20)

< 0.01

< 0.01

0.23

Weight (kg)

12.4 ± 2.5 (7.5–58)

54.8 ± 14.9* (30–83)

42.1 ± 12.5* (30–61)

< 0.01

< 0.01

0.06

Male

172 (51.3%)

71 (53.8%)

3 (60%)

0.63

0.70

0.79

Primary diagnosis

      

 ASD

192 (57.3%)

77 (58.3%)

0

0.89

0.03

0.02

 VSD

135 (40.3%)

51 (38.6%)

5 (100%)

 AVSD

8 (2.4%)

4 (3.0%)

0

  1. RSAVI, right subaxillary vertical incision; RALT, right anterolateral thoracotomy; LALT, left anterolateral thoracotomy; ASD, atrial septal defect; VSD, ventricular septal defect; AVSD, atrioventricular septal defect
  2. *P < 0.05 when compared to the RSAVI group