The effects of on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery on metabolic profiles in the early postoperative period

Objective: Hyperlactatemia and base deficit (BD) are markers of adverse outcome after cardiac surgery, and their derangement can be influenced by the use of extracorporeal circulation. The authors hypothesized a better postoperative metabolic profile in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCA...

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Main Authors: Sanfilippo, F, Chiarenza, F, Cassisi, C, Santonocito, C, Tsoutsouras, T, Trivella, M, Gerry, S, Astuto, M, George, S, Taggart, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016