title: On-pump beating heart surgery.
abstract: On-pump beating heart surgery has been proposed as a superior technique for cardiac surgery, and is receiving renewed interest from cardiac surgeons. Here, we review the technique, focusing on the basic principles of myocardial protection, operative methodology, category, intraoperative concerns, current status, organ protection, advantages, disadvantages, indications, contraindications, unanswered questions, and future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530021, China. moansheng@163.com
authors.forename: Ansheng
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans