Key result
Preoperative left ventricular mass measured by transthoracic echocardiography was a significant predictor of postoperative time to extubation, ICU stay, and hospital stay in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
Why the study?
Do preoperative transthoracic echocardiographic findings predict postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting?
Observational (n=74)
No
Do preoperative transthoracic echocardiographic findings predict postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting?
Preoperative left ventricular mass assessed by transthoracic echocardiography may serve as a predictor for postoperative recovery times, including extubation, ICU, and hospital stay, in patients undergoing off-pump CABG.
Background: Echocardiography is usually performed for preoperative cardiac evaluation before coronary bypass graft surgery. If the variables detected by this noninvasive method could predict the outcome of the off-pump coronary bypass surgery (OPCAB), it would be very helpful. The purpose of this study is the evaluation of preoperative transthoracic echocardiographic findings as the predictor of OPCAB outcome. Methods: We evaluated the relationships between preoperative variables identified by the transthoracic echocardiography and postoperative outcomes. Results: Among the doppler findings trans-mitral flow shows no relationship with the postoperative outcome. But, left ventricular mass had the predictability of postoperative time of extubation, ICU stay, and hospital stay. Conclusions: Left ventricular mass can be used to predict the outcome after OPCAB and There are the need of further study to find out the reason the left ventricular mass show relationship with the postoperative outcome.
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Jeon et al. (2003) conducted an observational in Coronary artery disease requiring bypass surgery (n=74). Preoperative left ventricular mass vs. Unexposed/reference group (lower left ventricular mass) was evaluated on Postoperative time of extubation, ICU stay, and hospital stay. Preoperative left ventricular mass measured by transthoracic echocardiography was a significant predictor of postoperative time to extubation, ICU stay, and hospital stay in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
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