title: Perfusion technique for perfusion-assisted direct coronary artery bypass (PADCAB).
abstract: The role for the perfusionist has changed at many institutions that perform Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass (OPCAB). Surgeons at our hospitals have adapted a technique called Perfusion-Assisted Direct Coronary Bypass (PADCAB) (1). A simple circuit and pump have been devised for the perfusionist to deliver arterial blood to the myocardium immediately after the completion of the distal coronary anastomosis. Flow is controlled by a pressure-sensing servomechanism, and grafts are perfused at systemic or suprasystemic pressure. The pump is capable of delivering optional agents for myocardial vasodilatation, myocardial resuscitation, and for increasing myocardial performance.
authors.affiliation: Perfusion Services, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University Hospitals, 1364 Clifton Road N.E., E-302, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Palmer-Steele
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D010477:Perfusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*