Why is off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting better?

Date
2002-01-01Author
Buffolo, Enio [UNIFESP]
Type
ArtigoISSN
1098-3511Is part of
Heart Surgery ForumMetadata
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The objective of this contribution is to review the results of operations we have performed upon patients using the off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) technique. The OPCAB technique was examined as a cause of death in 2495 cases from September 1981 to September 1999. Our results indicated four deaths due to stroke and a total hospital mortality of 1.9% (48/2495).When myocardial revascularization without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is appropriately chosen, it is a treatment to be highly recommended for patients with coronary insufficiency.
Citation
Heart Surgery Forum. Charlottesville: Forum Multimedia Publishing, Llc, v. 5, n. 2, p. 154-156, 2002.Collections
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