Abstract
Objectives: Off pump TACR/MACR performed in experienced hands hascomparable results to on pump TACR/MACR. Period: January-2012 to December-2015.Material and method: 405 patients with two and three vessel coronary artery disease (two &three VCAD) underwent OPCAB at the department of cardiac surgery, Jinnah hospital, Lahore.73 of them got total or multiple arterial coronary revascularizations. 34 patients (41%) hadtwo VCAD and 47 (59%) had three VCAD. Total arterial revascularization was performed in 70(95.8%) patients using right internal mammary artery and left internal mammary artery and/orradial artery. 3 (4.10%) patients got multiple arterial grafts using BITA, RA and SVG. Results:There was no death reported in first 30 days post operatively. Deep sternal wound infectionoccurred in only one patient. The rate of perioperative stroke and renal failure was zero. Two(2.46%) patients had acute MI and 1 patient was reopened due to bleeding. Conclusion: Weconclude that early outcome of OPCAB total or multiple arterial coronary revascularizations, inexperienced hands, are as safe and effective as ONCAB.
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