Routine preoperative insertion of IABP in high-risk off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
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.
Vohra
Hunaid A
HA
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom. hunaidvohra@yahoo.co.uk
Briffa
Norman P
NP
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*