Short-term complications and resource utilization in matched subjects after on-pump or off-pump primary isolated coronary artery bypass.

BACKGROUND Studies suggest that patients who undergo off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) have fewer short-term complications and use fewer inpatient resources than do patients who undergo standard coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with extracorporeal circulation. However, dissimil...

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Published in:	American Journal of Critical Care Vol. 13; no. 6; pp. 499 - 509
Main Authors:	Hravnak M, Hoffman LA, Saul MI, Zullo TG, Cuneo JF, Pellegrini RV
Format:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Nov2004
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