Why the study?
Does intraoperative transit time flow measurement improve surgical outcomes in patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting?
Population
200 patients undergoing on-pump isolated coronary artery bypass grafting via median sternotomy performed by…
Comparison
Intraoperative transit time flow measurement for… vs No TTFM.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
perioperative/postoperative
Authors
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TTFM was associated with lower mortality and MI in this cohort; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does intraoperative transit time flow measurement improve surgical outcomes in patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting?
The use of intraoperative transit time flow measurement during on-pump CABG allows for immediate graft revision and significantly improves surgical outcomes including mortality and perioperative MI.
Becit et al. (2007) studied this question.