Why the study?
Does off-pump CABG reduce hemorrhage-related reexploration and blood transfusion requirements compared to on-pump CABG in patients undergoing coronary revascularization?
Population
8,843 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting between January 1998 and June 2002
Comparison
Coronary revascularization without… vs Conventional coronary revascularization with…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
postoperative
Authors
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Off-pump CABG may lower transfusion needs with comparable reexploration; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.
Does off-pump CABG reduce hemorrhage-related reexploration and blood transfusion requirements compared to on-pump CABG in patients undergoing coronary revascularization?
Off-pump CABG significantly reduces the need for postoperative blood transfusions without increasing the risk of hemorrhage-related reexploration compared to conventional on-pump CABG.
Frankel et al. (2004) studied this question.
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