Why the study?
Does off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) reduce postoperative morbidity and costs compared to conventional surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass?
Population
Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery, particularly high-risk patients, elderly patients, and…
Comparison
Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery and its… vs Conventional coronary artery bypass surgery with…
Design
Review
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Should not yet change CABG practice; hypothesis-generating for OPCAB and volatile anaesthetic strategies.
Does off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) reduce postoperative morbidity and costs compared to conventional surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass?
Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery may offer advantages over conventional bypass in high-risk patients, requiring careful anaesthetic management of haemodynamics and ischaemia.
Chassot et al. (2004) studied this question.
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