March 23, 2018Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Current status of intra-operative graft assessment: Should it be the standard of care for coronary artery bypass graft surgery?
Key result
Intra-operative graft assessment using transit-time flow measurements and epicardial ultrasound accurately assesses short-term graft patency during coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Why the study?
Does intra-operative graft assessment improve graft patency in patients undergoing CABG surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May aid short-term graft verification in CABG; leaves open whether routine use improves outcomes.
Structured PICO
Does intra-operative graft assessment improve graft patency in patients undergoing CABG surgery?
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Population
Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
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Intervention
Intra-operative graft assessment using transit-time flow measurements and epicardial ultrasound
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Outcome
Graft patencysurrogate
Intra-operative graft assessment using transit-time flow measurements and epicardial ultrasound is essential for determining short-term graft patency and should be considered standard of care during CABG.
Cite This Study
Kieser et al. (2018) conducted a review in Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Intra-operative graft assessment (transit-time flow measurements and epicardial ultrasound) was evaluated on Graft patency. Intra-operative graft assessment using transit-time flow measurements and epicardial ultrasound accurately assesses short-term graft patency during coronary artery bypass graft surgery.