OBJECTIVES To demonstrate that small intestinal mucosal ischemia occurs during cardiopulmonary bypass by measuring serum diamine oxidase activity, an index of small intestinal mucosal ischemia, in perioerative patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery with and without cardiopulmonary bypass. METHODS Twelve successive patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary...

Coronary revascularization interventions have been associated with post-intervention cognitive decline. Hence, this systematic review aims to compare the long-term effects of different coronary on cognition. The Cochrane Library and MEDLINE databases were searched for articles published between January 2009 2023. Articles clinical trials cohort studies that compared at least two a minimum three...

Emergency conversion to cardiopulmonary bypass in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting is recognized to increase operative mortality and morbidity. We conducted a retrospective review of 616 consecutive patients who were planned for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting from April 2001 to July 2004. Fourteen patients (2.3%) required emergency conversion to cardiopulmonary bypass. Operati...

BACKGROUND : In recent years, the invasiveness of coronary reconstruction has been markedly reduced. Awake off-pump coronary artery bypass (AOCAB), coronary bypass surgery with thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) without general anesthesia and cardiopulmonary bypass), has been reported in the literature. Because the details of this technique are still unclear, we evaluated its usefulness by exam...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare intraoperative coronary graft flows performed on pump and off pump and to evaluate the effects of hemodilution on coronary graft flows in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients by using transit time flow measurements (TTFM). METHODS Three hundred patients undergoing only CABG procedures were enrolled in a prospective randomized...

Background: To evaluate the medium and late term outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting with pull-through coronary endarterectomy using a saphenous vein patch for bypass distal anastomosis site. Methods: Retrospective review of all coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures performed from January 1, 2000 through June 30, 2013 with and without concomitant coronary endarterectomy (CE), w...

BACKGROUND On-pump beating-heart coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) is beneficial due to the elimination of cardioplegic arrest. However, there are few reports regarding its efficacy in chronic hemodialysis patients. This study investigated the potential benefits of on-pump beating-heart CABG in chronic hemodialysis patients. METHODS From January 2002 to January 2010, 186 patients...

To explore the protective effects of Danhong injection against cerebral damage during on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery and its mechanism. Methods. Fifty patients scheduled for on-pump CABG surgery were randomly divided into Danhong injection group (group D) and control group (group C). Group D was given Danhong injection while group C was given the same volume of normal saline when ...