title: Cardiology. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS).
abstract: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) has been described by some surgeons as a quantum leap forward which could soon replace some forms of traditional surgery. Sally Glennen and Helen Metcalfe describe the procedure and nursing care involved.
authors.affiliation: Royal Brompton Hospital, London.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Glennen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Metcalfe
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D011182:Postoperative Care