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01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract
Is it safe to initiate the minimally invasive aortic valve replacement technique in an institution with experience in cardiovascular surgery?
Authors:
Rafael Meza, Alejandro Escobar, Gloria Franco, Alejandra Echeverri, Jose David Serna
Published in:
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
The implementation of new surgical techniques in an institution requires the suitable training of an interdisciplinary group (surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, doctors, ICU); the initial results, known as learning curve, are those that define the successful continuity of said techniques in the institutions, therefore they are of utmost importance. …