Off-Pump vs. On-Pump CABG : Up-Date

In hospital outcome of patients undergoing coronary endarterectomy: comparison between off-pump vs on pump CABG.

BACKGROUND Due to advancement of non-surgical methods of coronary revascularization the patients referred for surgery have extensive and complex coronary anatomy. Patients with diffuse atheromatous coronary artery disease required coronary artery reconstruction or coronary endarterectomy (CE). Coronary endarterectomy on beating heart needs skill and better surgical technique. Coronary endartere...

Off-pump vs. on-pump CABG: are we any closer to a resolution?

Afilalo and colleagues have presented an updated meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomized trials of off-pump vs. on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. Their two major findings are that while there was a reduction in mortality, myocardial infarction, and stroke in the off-pump group, this only reached significance for the latter, and that the effect of off-pump CABG was ...

Daily comparison of respiratory functions between on-pump and off-pump patients undergoing CABG.

OBJECTIVE Widespread application of on-pump revascularization procedures is increasing due to the thought of elimination of untoward effects of cardiopulmonary circuit. Thus, whether off-pump coronary artery surgery eliminates side effects especially related to respiratory functions is still controversial. Although many previous studies have evaluated these respiratory functions, daily comparis...

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

Postoperative arrhythmias after coronary artery bypass grafting: a comparison between 'off pump' and 'on pump' CABG.

BACKGROUND Coronary artery bypass without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has gained popularity recently with the development of devices that allow for improved exposure and standardization in off pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Off pump coronary artery bypass surgery reduces some of the morbidities traditionally attributed to CPB. The primary goal of off pump coronary artery bypass surgery i...