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The role of Cor-Knot in the future of cardiac surgery: A systematic review.

Ifan JenkinIshika PracheePawel Aleksander SokalAmer Harky
Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)
A plethora of evidence exists to support the intraoperative advantages provided by Cor-Knot. However, the literature is yet to support its role in facilitating superior clinical outcomes as compared with manual knot tying. Larger high-quality trials and studies are required to provide evidence supporting the ongoing use of Cor-Knot in valve surgery.
Keyphrases
  • cardiac surgery
  • minimally invasive
  • systematic review
  • acute kidney injury
  • aortic valve
  • mitral valve
  • coronary artery bypass
  • coronary artery disease
  • surgical site infection
  • aortic stenosis