title: Risk of stroke with "no-touch" - As compared to conventional off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. An updated meta-analysis of observational studies.
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Dr Antoni Jurasz Memorial University Hospital in Bydgoszcz, Poland; Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics, Division of Ergonomics and Physical Effort, Collegium Medicum UMK in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Electronic address: kowalewskimariusz@gazeta.pl.
authors: Mariusz
authors: M
authors: Kowalewski
authors: Clinical Department of Cardiac Surgery, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior in Warsaw, Poland; Pulaski University of Technology and Humanities, Radom, Poland.
authors: Piotr
authors: P
authors: Suwalski
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Dr Antoni Jurasz Memorial University Hospital in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
authors: Wojciech
authors: W
authors: Pawliszak
authors: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors: Federico
authors: F
authors: Benetti
authors: Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per I Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Palermo, Italy.
authors: Giuseppe Maria
authors: GM
authors: Raffa
authors: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom.
authors: Pietro Giorgio
authors: PG
authors: Malvindi
authors: Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital and University of Bern, Switzerland.
authors: Thierry
authors: T
authors: Carrel
authors: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplant, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
authors: Domenico
authors: D
authors: Paparella
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Dr Antoni Jurasz Memorial University Hospital in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
authors: Lech
authors: L
authors: Anisimowicz
mesh_terms: D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D064887:Observational Studies as Topic; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: Cerebrovascular event; Myocardial ischemia; Neurologic complications; No-touch anaortic OPCAB; Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting; Percutaneous coronary intervention