title: Isolated myocardial revascularization with intermittent aortic cross-clamping: experience with 800 cases.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We investigated the clinical outcome of elective and nonelective myocardial revascularization performed with intermittent aortic cross-clamping.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective data on 800 consecutive patients (from May 1996 to July 2000), who underwent isolated myocardial revascularization with intermittent aortic cross-clamping, were analyzed. A subgroup analysis was performed on the elective (n = 520), urgent (n = 226), and emergency (n = 54) procedures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The elective group of patients had a mean age of 61.5 +/- 9.46 years, mean Parsonnet score of 5.23 +/- 5.1, and mean number of distal anastomoses of 3.22 +/- 1.04. The hospital mortality was 0.57%. The urgent group of patients had a mean age of 63.06 +/- 10.43 years, mean Parsonnet score of 6.73 +/- 6.22, and mean number of distal anastomoses of 3.21 +/- 1.04. The hospital mortality was 3.09%. The emergency group of patients had a mean age of 63.75 +/- 9.63 years, mean Parsonnet score of 11.24 +/- 11, and mean number of distal anastomoses of 2.87 +/- 0.86. Hospital mortality was 5.55%. Postoperative hospital stay was 7.11 +/- 5.47 days for the elective group, 7.59 +/- 5.07 days for the urgent group, and 7.40 +/- 4.01 days for the emergency group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intermittent aortic cross-clamping is a safe technique both in elective and nonelective patients. The mortality and morbidity in the three subgroups analyzed reflects patients' distribution against Parsonnet score.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, United Kingdom. luciaduke@netscapeonline.co.uk
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Raco
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: Russell J W
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Millner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D015996:Survival Rate