Does minimally invasive aortic and mitral valve surgery improve patient satisfaction and reduce costs in patients without coronary disease?
Minimally invasive valve surgery in patients without coronary disease improves patient satisfaction and reduces costs by approximately 20%.
Minimally invasive aortic and mitral valve surgery in patients without coronary disease can be done safely and accurately through small incisions. Patient satisfaction is up, return to normality is higher, and requirement for postrehabilitation services is less. In addition, the charges are approximately 20% less. These results serve as a paradigm for the future in terms of valve surgery in the managed care environment.
Cohn et al. (1997) studied this question.