Can Higher Body Mass Index Patients Save Blood Following On-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest higher BMI may reduce postoperative bleeding volume and transfusion rate, thus such patients may save blood products during on-pump CABG. PMID: 31596710 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31596710?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Heart Surgery Forum - August 27, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Zhang W, Chen S, Liu X, Wang L, Wang S, Yu Y, Ao H Tags: Heart Surg Forum Source Type: research