title: Effect of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting on morbidity.
abstract: Three hundred three patients who underwent off-pump coronary bypass were compared with 483 patients who underwent standard on-pump coronary bypass. There was a significant reduction in intraoperative blood transfusion requirements, as well as a significant reduction in the incidence of neurologic, renal, and prolonged ventilatory complications in the off-pump group.
authors.affiliation: St Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gheissari
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Capouya
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Panagiotides
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Declusin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D006355:Heart-Lung Machine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011336:Probability; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome