CONTEXT Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is associated with a decline in cognitive function, which has largely been attributed to the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (on-pump procedures). Cardiac stabilizers facilitate CABG surgery without use of cardiopulmonary bypass (off-pump procedures) and should reduce the cognitive decline associated with on-pump procedures. OBJECTIVE To compa...

OBJECTIVES To determine if on- or off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) makes a difference to in-hospital mortality and long-term survival in obese patients. METHODS Analysis of consecutive patients on a validated prospective cardiac surgery database was performed for patients undergoing isolated CABG. Obesity was defined as a body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m(2). Uni- and multivariate...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been advocated to cause less inflammation, morbidity, and mortality than the more traditional on-pump technique. This meta-analysis compares these two surgical techniques with respect to causing acute kidney injury (AKI). DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS This study searched for randomized controlled tri...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) referred for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is increasing. Preoperative LVD is an established risk factor for early and late mortality after revascularization. The aim of the present study was to assess the early outcome of patients with severe LVD undergoing CABG. METHODS Between December 2012 and No...

OBJECTIVE The present study consisted of patients who underwent on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and off-pump CABG and investigated effect of using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on the amount of postoperative drainage and blood products, red blood cell (RBC), free frozen plasma (FFP) given in the intensive care unit in 60-80-year-old patients who underwent CABG. METHODS The prese...

Background: There are some conflicting results with Conventional Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts (CCABG) with arrested heart in coronary high-risk patients. Moreover, performing off-pump CABG in these cases may be associated with serious complications. The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the on-pump beating CABG (OPBCABG) in coronary high-risk patients in comparison with th...

IMPORTANCE Numerous studies have compared the results of on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), but little is known about how either the relative use of these procedures or their associated perioperative mortality have changed with time. OBJECTIVE To examine trends in off- and on-pump CABG use and outcomes over time. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of data from the Veter...

According to the annual registry of the Japanese Association for Coronary Artery Surgery, the percentage of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures performed in Japan in recent years has increased rapidly, comprising of more than 60% of all CABG procedures in 2004. This widespread use of off-pump CABG is mostly owing to the recent technological advances in devices that are sp...

BACKGROUND Limited experiences of applying an on-pump beating-heart technique for surgical revascularization in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction have been reported. Which strategy, either off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or on-pump beating-heart CABG surgery, is the best strategy for surgical revascularization in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction ...

Background — Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is an important complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Large amount data points to the problem POCD in patients with high surgical risk CABG. Low-risk are not safe from these complications either. Assessment severity, duration POCD, degree recovery and factors off- on-pump stable disease crucial minimization low risk. Obje...