Why the study?
What are the rates and clinical outcomes of conversion to cardiopulmonary bypass during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting?
Population
1210 patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting, including 378 scheduled for off-pump CABG
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
perioperative
Authors
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CPB conversion in off-pump CABG may signal elevated risk; leaves open whether technique refinements improve selection and outcomes.
What are the rates and clinical outcomes of conversion to cardiopulmonary bypass during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting?
Conversion to cardiopulmonary bypass during off-pump CABG is generally well tolerated unless driven by graft malfunction combined with hemodynamic instability.
Soltoski et al. (1998) studied this question.
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