Key result
The Simple Indigenous Metallic Stabilizer (SIMS) demonstrated similar clinical outcomes and lower intra-aortic balloon pump usage compared to a commercial stabilizer in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass.
Why the study?
Development of a simple, reusable stabilizer for beating heart surgery has been long overdue to reduce the carbon footprint associated with disposable stabilizers.
Does the reusable Simple Indigenous Metallic Stabilizer (SIMS) provide comparable clinical outcomes to the Maquet stabilizer in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB)?
Observational (n=1,200)
No
Does the reusable Simple Indigenous Metallic Stabilizer (SIMS) provide comparable clinical outcomes to the Maquet stabilizer in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB)?
The reusable SIMS device demonstrated comparable clinical outcomes to a commercial disposable stabilizer in OPCAB surgery, while significantly reducing costs and environmental impact.
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May support SIMS evaluation in resource-limited OPCAB settings; leaves open confirmation of equivalence in randomized trials.
Development of a simple, reusable stabilizer for beating heart surgery has been long overdue. Every time a disposable stabilizer is used and discarded, we add to the carbon footprint we leave behind. We had been working on developing such a stabilizer, and had finally come up with a simple indigenous (reusable) metallic stabilizer (SIMS). We have used it for over 600 consecutive off pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) with excellent results. The anatomy of the stabilizer is described here along with a comparison of this stabilizer with the commercially available one.
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Vettath et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Coronary artery disease requiring CABG (n=1,200). Simple Indigenous Metallic Stabilizer (SIMS) vs. Maquet stabilizer was evaluated on Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) use. The Simple Indigenous Metallic Stabilizer (SIMS) demonstrated similar clinical outcomes and lower intra-aortic balloon pump usage compared to a commercial stabilizer in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass.
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