Long-term Outcomes After Off-Pump or Conventional Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Within a Veteran Population

Conclusions: In this high-volume off-pump center, matched OPCABG survival is similar to cCABG. Although recent data indicate that OPCABG survival may be worse than that of cCABG within the entire Veteran population, in centers well experienced with OPCABG, this does not seem to hold true. In addition, the benefit of decreased length of stay and lower morbidity rates seems to be significant. Further study of the long-term outcomes of OPCABG in high-volume Veteran’s centers is warranted.
Source: Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research