Comparison of semi-continuous and interrupted suture techniques for mitral valve replacement

Objectives: to compare the efficacy of semi-continuous technique and interrupted suture technique for mitral valve replacement in early post-operative period. method: the randomised prospective study was conducted at chaudhry pervaiz elahi institute of cardiology,multan,pakistan,from december 2012 to december 2014 the patients were divided into two equal groups: group i patients underwent semi-continuous technique for mitral valve replacement,and group ii underwent interrupted technique. data was analysed using spss 16. results: the 100 patients were divided into two equal groups of 50(50%) each. there was no significant difference in terms of age,gender and pre-operative echocardiographic characteristics (p>0.05 each). total bypass and crossclamp times were significantly higher in group ii (p<0.0001 and p<0.0001). the incidence of peri-prosthetic leakage was low in group ii compared to group i but it was not significantly different (p=0.64). conclusions: semi-continuous technique was found to be a safe and reliable method of mitral valve replacement. © 2015,pakistan medical association. all rights reserved.