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12018553

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-20
pubmed:abstractText
A retrospective study of 1006 patients was undertaken to evaluate the benefit of a change of strategy in performing coronary artery by-pass grafting surgery. Group A consisted of 500 patients who were consecutively operated on cardiopulmonary by-pass and group B consisted of 506 patients who were consecutively operated on using "off pump" techniques. Pre-operative risk profile in both groups were similar as was as in the operating time. There was distinct benefit in amount of homologous transfusion, period of ICU stay, increased usage of radial artery conduit and improvement in transoesophageal echocardiography assessment of ischaemic mitral incompetence immediately after revascularisation in off pump (group B). Though there was a lower mortality in group B ie, 3/506 vis-a-vis 10/500 in group A this is not of statistical significance. Improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction >5.0% occurred more frequently in one month follow-up visits of group B patients. Period of return to active life was also shorter (28 versus 56 days). Based on observations, we conclude that there is a distinct benefit in avoiding cardiopulmonary by-pass while performing coronary artery by-pass grafting.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0019-5847
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
99
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
483-4, 486-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Merits of performing coronary artery by-pass grafts on the beating heart.
pubmed:affiliation
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Evaluation Studies