title: Haemodynamic changes during left anterior descending artery exposure in off-pump coronary artery bypass: comparison between use of moist laparotomy pads and deep pericardial traction sutures for heart displacement.
abstract: Haemodynamic changes occurring during heart displacement, using moist laparotomy pads placed behind the heart (PAD group, n = 26) or deep pericardial traction sutures (DPS group, n = 25) to facilitate exposure of the left anterior descending artery during off-pump coronary  artery bypass surgery, were compared. Haemodynamic variables were assessed before and 10 min after displacement of the heart. The central venous pressure, mean pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure increased in both groups. After heart displacement in the PAD group,  the cardiac index, stroke volume index, mixed venous oxygen saturation, right ventricular ejection fraction and left ventricular stroke work index decreased significantly, and the systemic vascular resistance and pulmonary vascular resistance increased significantly; these parameters remained  unchanged in the DPS group. It was concluded that displacement of the heart using moist laparotomy pads caused significant haemodynamic derangement compared with that caused by deep pericardial traction sutures.
authors: Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
authors: D H
authors: DH
authors: Kim
authors: S Y
authors: SY
authors: Park
authors: H B
authors: HB
authors: Cho
authors: S K
authors: SK
authors: Park
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kang
authors: Y S
authors: YS
authors: Hong
authors: Y W
authors: YW
authors: Hong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014143:Traction