A comparison of early clinical outcomes of off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in elderly patients

Yuksel A., YOLGÖSTEREN A., KAN İ. İ., Cayir M. C., VELİOĞLU Y., YALÇIN M., ...More

ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA, vol.118, no.2, pp.99-104, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 118 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/00015458.2017.1383087
  • Journal Name: ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.99-104
  • Keywords: Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, off-pump versus on-pump, elderly, LONG-TERM OUTCOMES, MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION, METAANALYSIS, MORTALITY, STROKE, OCTOGENARIANS, MORBIDITY, SAFETY, HEART, OLDER
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The reply of question of "which coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) technique is superior in elderly patients, off-pump or on-pump CABG surgery?" is controversial. We aimed to compare the early clinical outcomes in elderly patients undergoing off-pump and on-pump CABG.