April 1, 2008Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals
Current Status of Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Key result
This review evaluates the impact of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery compared with conventional bypass grafting on morbidity and mortality using evidence from RCTs and meta-analyses.
Why the study?
Does off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery reduce morbidity and mortality compared to conventional bypass grafting on cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with coronary artery disease?
Structured PICO
Does off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery reduce morbidity and mortality compared to conventional bypass grafting on cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with coronary artery disease?
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Population
Patients with coronary artery disease undergoing coronary revascularization operations
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Intervention
Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
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Comparator
Conventional coronary artery bypass grafting on cardiopulmonary bypass
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Outcome
Morbidity and mortalityhard clinical
This review summarizes the current evidence comparing off-pump versus conventional coronary artery bypass surgery regarding morbidity and mortality.
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Implication
Provides updated synthesis of off-pump versus on-pump CABG data; leaves open definitive conclusions pending new trials.
Cite This Study
Raja et al. (2008) conducted a review in Coronary artery disease. Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery vs. Conventional coronary artery bypass on cardiopulmonary bypass was evaluated on Morbidity and mortality. This review evaluates the impact of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery compared with conventional bypass grafting on morbidity and mortality using evidence from RCTs and meta-analyses.