title: Routine preoperative insertion of IABP in high-risk off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: The beneficial effects of intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) in coronary artery bypass graft surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass have been reported. However, whether preoperative insertion of IABP in high-risk off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) has any beneficial effects remains to be established. We report our experience of preoperative insertion of IABP in OPCAB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom. hunaidvohra@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Hunaid A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Vohra
authors.forename: Norman P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Briffa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000601:surgery*; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000009:adverse effects; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000601:surgery*