Why the study?
Does off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery reduce early-stage postoperative cognitive dysfunction compared to on-pump CABG?
Population
Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
Comparison
Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) vs On-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
Design
Meta-analysis
Follow-up
early-stage
Authors
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May support OPCAB to lower early POCD risk in suitable patients; extends meta-analytic evidence but data limitations warrant caution.
Does off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery reduce early-stage postoperative cognitive dysfunction compared to on-pump CABG?
Off-pump CABG may reduce the incidence of early-stage postoperative cognitive dysfunction compared to on-pump CABG, though data limitations warrant caution.
Sun et al. (2012) studied this question.
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