Key result
TTFM reliably confirms intraoperative graft patency and may improve mid-term clinical outcomes.
Why the study?
The clinical value of transit-time flow measurement (TTFM) for improving graft patency and clinical outcomes in coronary artery bypass grafting patients was uncertain.
Does transit-time flow measurement improve graft patency and clinical outcome in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting?
Population
Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting from 10 best evidence papers
Comparison
Use of intraoperative transit-time flow measurement vs no TTFM
Design
Best evidence topic review of 10 studies
Follow-up
Early- and mid-term
Authors
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May support TTFM for intraoperative graft assessment in CABG; leaves open need for RCTs to confirm patency and outcome benefits.
Does transit-time flow measurement improve graft patency and clinical outcome in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting?
Transit-time flow measurement is a reliable intraoperative tool for verifying graft patency during CABG and may improve mid-term clinical outcomes.
Giammarco et al. (2010) conducted a review in Coronary artery bypass grafting. Transit-time flow measurement (TTFM) was evaluated on Graft patency and clinical outcome. Transit-time flow measurement is a reliable method to verify intraoperative graft patency, with some evidence that it may improve mid-term outcomes.
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