Automated Suture Fastener Gaining Complete Commitment: Cumulative Propensity-Matched Comparison with Hand-Tied Knot in Heart Valve Surgery.

Ashlynn LerDuoduo WuOng Zhi XianFaizus SazzadKang Giap SweeTheo Kofidis

Published in: Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2021)

In heart valve surgery, use of the automated suture fastener was associated with shorter CPB and ACC times. Additionally, we determined that clinical outcomes are most likely unaffected by the use of COR-KNOT®.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
aortic valve
mitral valve
heart failure
deep learning
machine learning
high throughput
surgical site infection
aortic stenosis
atrial fibrillation
percutaneous coronary intervention
coronary artery disease
left ventricular