title: Current use of myocardial protection during coronary artery bypass surgery: results of a survey.
abstract: The literature suggests that certain methods of myocardial protection employed during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery may significantly affect postoperative recovery. A retrospective study comparing the use of different cardioplegia solutions during CABG surgery at our institution failed to show significant differences in perioperative ischemic events or in patient survival. A subsequent survey was conducted among 140 surgeons worldwide to determine the influence of myocardial protection on perioperative ischemic events and patient survival.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biological Sciences, Departments of Surgery and Medicine, The Pritzker School of Medicine, the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Levett
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rich
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Resnekov
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Anagnostopoulos