Mehta Y, Juneja R. Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: new developments but a better outcome?
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2002;
15:9-18. [PMID:
17019179 DOI:
10.1097/00001503-200202000-00003]
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Abstract
Off-pump coronary artery surgery is now performed safely and effectively without cardiopulmonary bypass. This review includes indications, approaches, anaesthetic and haemodynamic management, and compares the occurrence of postoperative complications and multiorgan dysfunction with conventional cardiac surgery.
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