Off-pump technique reduces operative mortality after elective coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with preoperative renal failure

This study was performed to evaluate the association between the clinical benefit of the off-pump technique and chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage.

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - April 12, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Chikara Ueki, Hiroaki Miyata, Noboru Motomura, Ryuzo Sakata, Genichi Sakaguchi, Takehide Akimoto, Shinichi Takamoto Source Type: research