Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2002
Comparative StudyEarlier recovery with beating-heart surgery: a comparison of 300 patients undergoing conventional versus off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
To compare outcomes and cost of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OP-CAB) surgery versus cardiopulmonary bypass-assisted coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. ⋯ OP-CAB surgery is associated with low morbidity and mortality and accelerated recovery compared with conventional CABG surgery. OP-CAB surgery may represent the ideal revascularization strategy for patients at high risk for undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2002
Comparative StudyPostoperative atrial fibrillation: a comparison of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery and conventional coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
To compare the incidence and pattern of onset of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery with and without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). ⋯ Avoiding CPB does not seem to reduce the incidence of postoperative AF in CABG surgery. The similar time distribution of onset of AF in OP-CAB surgery patients and CABG surgery patients may point toward a common cause.