Commentary: Off-pump surgery—Choice, not religion

Off-pump versus On-pump Cabg for Women 2002;74:2113–20 Invited Commentary

Stay off-pump and do not touch the aorta!

One of the major drawbacks in contemporary on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery is the inherent risk of intraoperative stroke. In addition, neurophysiological dysfunction and neurobehavioural changes have been reported in variable frequencies following on-pump bypass surgery. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) causes a systemic inflammatory response, haemodilution, change in vascular resistance, ab...

Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, prospective cohort study

Introduction: Coronary artery bypass grafting is a surgical operation that bypasses atherosclerotic coronary vessels and restores blood flow to the ischemic zone of hearts. And two different conventional methods are ON-pump CABG, and Off-pump CABG.  Altogether, the efficacy and safety of these two types of surgical procedures are still under debate. In this study, we aim to com...

Commentary: Religion, religious attitudes and suicide.

; there is also a higher risk of suicide amongst men with no religious affiliation compared with men with a religious affiliation. These data suggest, whether one believes or not in a particular religious teaching, that religious people do think differently about the meaning of life and tend to be more reluctant to consider suicide (assisted or not) as an option. Secondly, consistent with previ...

Off-pump pulmonary embolectomy.

Pulmonary embolism is a common clinical condition associated with high mortality. Surgical pulmonary embolectomy (SPE), despite having been in existence for over 100 years, is generally regarded as an option of last resort with high mortality rates. Prompt recognition of predictors of mortality, such as right ventricular stress on echocardiography, helps decision-making for immediate surgical p...