ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical efficacy of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting, and summarize the experience of nursing care in the treatment.
MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 25 patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery between January 2010 and December 2012. The therapeutic effect of the surgical method and the care management measures were summarized and analyzed.
ResultsAll the operations were successful without any deaths. The Mean operation time was (209.85±38.41) miniutes; Blood infusion volume averaged (1 311.23±423.70) mL; Drainage volume was (491.98±142.46) mL; The mean ICU monitoring time was (4.22±1.23) days; Hospitalization lasted for (10.10±1.89) days; And the mean number of bypass was 4.00±0.51. Two patients had high temperature and coughing after surgery, and were cured through intravenous dripping and atomization sputum suction. Two had slight injury infection and were controlled with antibiotics. Two could not endure the pain which was relieved by sauteralgyl. One patient with thoracic pain due to neural stimulation was relieved by glycerin trinitrate.
ConclusionThe off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery is advantageous in having less trauma, less bleeding, shorter hospital stay and lower hospital costs. The preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative care should be prepared to ensure the smooth implementation of the surgery and improve therapeutic effect.
ObjectiveTo systematically evaluate the risk factors for new-onset atrial fibrillation after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG). MethodsPubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, SinoMed were searched to collect published literature on risk factors for new-onset atrial fibrillation after OPCABG from inception to September 2022. Two authors independently screened, extracted data and evaluated the quality. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) was used to evaluate the quality of the included studies, and Stata 12.0 and RevMan 5.4 softwares were used for meta-analysis. ResultsA total of 18 researches were included, including 6 354 patients of OPCABG. The NOS scores of the included studies were 6-8 points. Meta-analysis showed that age [MD=2.56, 95%CI (1.61, 3.52), P<0.001], hypertension [OR=1.77, 95%CI (1.18, 2.66), P<0.001], EuroSCORE Ⅱ score [MD=0.70, 95%CI (0.34, 1.06), P<0.001], frequent atrial premature beats or atrial tachycardia [OR=3.77, 95%CI (2.13, 6.68), P<0.001], left atrium diameter (LAD) [MD=1.64, 95%CI (0.26, 3.03), P=0.010], left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) [MD=?1.84, 95%CI (?2.85, ?0.83), P<0.001], right coronary stenosis [OR=2.49, 95%CI (1.29, 4.81), P=0.006], three-vessel coronary artery lesions [OR=0.73, 95%CI (0.54, 0.97), P=0.030], not using β blockers [OR=0.81, 95%CI (0.69, 0.96), P=0.010], operation time [MD=10.13, 95%CI (8.15, 12.10), P<0.001], duration of mechanical ventilation [OR=2.85, 95%CI (1.79, 3.91), P<0.001] were risk factors for new-onset atrial fibrillation after OPCABG. ConclusionAdvanced age, hypertension, high EuroSCOREⅡ score, frequent atrial premature beats or atrial tachycardia, increased LAD, decreased LVEF, right coronary stenosis, three-vessel coronary artery lesions, not using β blockers, prolonged operation time and mechanical ventilation are risk factors for new-onset atrial fibrillation after OPCABG. Due to factors such as the methodology, content and quality of the included literature, the conclusion of this study need to be supported by more high-quality studies.
ObjectiveTo compare clinical outcomes between coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB)for high-risk coronary artery disease (CAD)patients with high European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE).
MethodsA total of 211 CAD patients undergoing surgical treatment in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University from June 2007 to July 2013 were enrolled into this study, including 52 patients receiving CABG and 159 patients receiving OPCAB. Predicted risk of operative mortality (PROM)of each patient was calculated by EuroSCORE. Patients with PROM≥6 were stratified into high-risk subgroups. Clinical outcomes were compared between CABG and OPCAB patients, as well as incidence of cardiovascular events, angina and stroke within 30 postoperative days in high-risk subgroup patients.
ResultsOPCAB and CABG group patients had similar left main disease. There was no statistical difference in the number of distal anastomosis between OPCAB (2.75±0.82)and CABG group patients (2.83±0.58) (P > 0.05). Operation time[ (3.92±0.79)hour vs. (6.83±1.53)hour], thoracic drainage[ (983.14±802.39)ml vs. (1 620.40±879.32)ml], blood transfusion[ (1 289.30±668.08)ml vs. (2 325.30±491.98)ml], length of ICU stay[ (3.90±1.33)days vs. (5.08±1.78)days], and mechanical ventilation time[ (9.63±3.32)h vs. (13.76±3.79)h] of OPCAB group patients were significantly shorter or lower than those of CABG group patients (P < 0.05). There was no statistical difference in 30-day mortality between OPCAB and CABG group patients (1.26% vs. 3.85%, P > 0.05). Among high-risk subgroup patients, the odds ratio of stroke within 30 postoperative days in CABG was 5.7 (95%CI 1.28-25.09, P < 0.05)compared with OPCAB group patients, and the incidence of cardiovascular events and angina within 30 postoperative days were similar between the 2 subgroups.
ConclusionsPostoperative mortality and number of distal anastomosis are not significantly different between CABG and OPCAB patients, but OPCAB can significantly reduce operation time, thoracic drainage, blood transfusion, length of ICU stay and mechanical ventilation time compared with CABG. For high-risk patients with high EuroSCORE, OPCAB can better reduce the incidence of postoperative stroke compared with CABG.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the safety and myocardial protective results of single high-dose Atorvastatin loading before off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB).
MethodsA total of 140 patients undergoing selective OPCAB in Jiangsu Province Hospital between February 2010 and August 2011 were recruited in this study. All the patients were randomly divided into a control group and an Atorvastatin loading group (single oral atorvastatin 80 mg)with 70 patients in each group. Biomarkers of cardiac injury including Troponin T (TnT), creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB)and myoglobin (Mb)were measured on admission, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96 and 120 hours after OPCAB. Liver function (alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST)and total bilirubin (TBIL)), serum lipids (total cholesterol (TC), trigl-yceride (TG)and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C))and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)were measured 2 days before OPCAB, 1, 4 and 7 days after OPCAB as well as before discharge.
ResultsAll the patients successfully received OPCAB and were discharged. There was no statistical difference in preoperative clinical characteristics or above indexes between the 2 groups (P > 0.05). There was no statistical difference in ALT or AST between the 2 groups. Incidences of ALT (4.29% vs. 5.71%, P=1.000)and AST (4.29% vs. 0%, P=0.245)greater than 3 times above the upper normal limit were not statistically different between the 2 groups. Peak levels of postoperative TnT (0.23±0.27 ng/ml vs. 0.16±0.24 ng/ml, P=0.011), CK-MB (29.57±30.04 U/L vs. 17.73±14.07 U/L, P=0.001)and hsCRP (31.85±22.89 mg/L vs. 20.81±10.96 mg/L, P=0.001)of the control group were significantly higher than those of Atorvastatin loading group. Incidences of TnT greater than the upper normal limit (47.1% vs. 65.7%, P=0.041)and TnT greater than 5 times above the upper normal limit (8.6% vs. 22.9%, P=0.037)of Atorvastatin loading group were significantly lower than those of the control group. Incidence of CK-MB greater than the upper normal limit of Atorvastatin loading group was significantly lower than that of the control group (20.0% vs. 54.3%, P=0.000).
ConclusionSingle high-dose Atorvastatin loading before OPCAB is safe and can alleviate postoperative myocardial injury.
Objective To introduce the results and strategy of perioperative management undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for patients older than 70. Methods One hundred and twenty one patients, 93.4%(113/121) of whom was complicated with other diseases, were retrospectively studied. Off-pump CABG (OPCAB) was used in 80 cases (66.1%). For the rest patients with severely compromised heart function or small target vessel with diffuse lesion, conventional CABG (CCABG) was selected. Left internal mammary artery (LIMA) was harvested leaving pleural cavity intact and grafted to left anterior descending artery (LAD). Saphenous vein(SV) was utilized for other anastomoses. Transit-time flowmeter (TTFM) was utilized to make sure that grafts were patent with satisfactory blood flow. Procedure of sternotomy and chest closure was carefully performed to decrease the complication of mediastinitis. Adequate nutrition and gradually increased physical activity were encouraged for "fast-track". Results Grafts were 3.08±0.75 for CCABG and 2.24±0.82 for OPCAB . LIMA was used in 90.9%(110/121) patients. One patient receiving emergency operation died of multiple organ failure syndrome resulting in mortality of 0.8%. The incidence of complication was 3.3%(4/121). The others recovered smoothly without any complication. Intubation time of OPCAB(10.04±5.68 h) was significantly shorter than that of CCABG(21.46±14.54 h). Patients were discharged within 12.22±5.56 days after operation. Conclusion Good short term result, namely low incidence of mortality and complication, could be obtained in patients older than 70 who underwent CABG through meticulous perioperative management.
Objective To assess the use of arterial revascularization and to compare the early outcomes with traditional coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods From January 1999 to January 2005, 123 patients (114 male, 9 females; age 52.2±10.1 years) underwent coronary artery surgery alone with disease of more than one coronary artery were considered for complete arterial revascularization (artery revascularization group). Internal mammary artery and radial artery was considered for artery grafts. At same period 115 patients (102 males, 13 females; age 60.3±9.1 years) underwent traditional revascularization using left internal mammary artery and veins (traditional group). The purpose was to compare the operative results between two groups. Results The patients in artery revascularization group were younger than that in traditional group, but there were more patients with three vessels disease in traditional group(54.5% vs. 86.1%, P=0.001). Off-pump CABG was choosed for more patients in artery revascularization group (26.0% vs. 57.4%, P=0.001). Patients in this group need more operative time if on-pump technique was used. The number of grafts were less in this group (2.6±0.7 vs. 3.4±0.9, P=0.001).There was no significant difference in hospital mortality and morbidity between two groups. Conclusion Proper patients using artery grafts appear to be safe in terms of in hospital mortality and morbidity.
Objective To summarize the early outcomes and clinic al experience of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (off-pump CABG) afte r off-pump coronary endarterectomy (CE) for patients with diffused coronary art ery disease. Methods From May 2003 to November 2006，83 patients with diffu sed coronary artery disease underwent CE without cardiopulmonary bypass and off-pump CABG. There were 61 males and 22 females with age ranged from 55 to 80 ye ars (65±7 years). There were 7 patients in Canadian Cardiac Society(CCS) an gina classⅡ,20 patients in class Ⅲ,and 56 patients in class Ⅳ. 36(43.4%) pat ients had history of myocardial infarction. Coronary angiogram revealed th at 5 patients had double vessels disease, and other 78 patients had triple ves s els disease with 16 left main stem disease. The left ventricular ejection fract ion(LVEF) ranged from 25% to 65% (51%±16%). One hundred and ten endarter e ctomies were performed in 83 patients totally which included 67 in left anterior descending artery(LAD)，9 in circumflex artery and 34 in right coronary artery . Twenty patients received onlay venous patch after CE in LAD and then grafte d by internal mammary artery (IMA) on the patch. There were 83 left IMA, 2 radia l arteries, others were great saphenous veins, the mean number of grafts was 3.9 ±1.2. Results There was no death in all patients. Intraoper ative graft flowmeter was used to check the flow in the grafts before chest cl osure. One hundred and one (92%) out of 110 grafts after CE showed a satisfactor y grafts flow(22±16ml/min) intraoperatively. Four patients had perioperative myocardial infarctions but none had hemodynamic changes. All patients discharged uneventfully. Seventyfive patients (90.4%) had 8 to 50 months followup with no angi na reoccurrence. Eight patients had coronary angiogram from 3 to 29 months af ter operation with all patent grafts to the CE coronaries. Conclusion Off-pump CABG with coronary endarterectomy is feasible and achieves surgical revascularization in patients with diffuse cor onary artery disease.
Objective To learn the predictive risk factors of acute conversion of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (off-pump CABG)to on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (on-pump CABG), referring for making decision in operating. Methods During Jan. 2002 to May 2006, 546 patients underwent planned off-pump CABG were analyzed retrospectively, and cases of acute conversion of off-pump to on-pump CABG (converted group) were compared with unconverted to on-pump(off-pump group) by multivariate logistic regression. Results 24 patients of off-pump CABG were acutely converted to on-pump CABG because of ventricular fibrillation or unstable hemodynamics. The mortality in converted group was 16.7%(4/24), much higher than off-pump group ［27% (14/522) , P＜0.001］. By multivariable logistic regression, acute myocardial infarction (OR=3.142,P=0004), emergent CABG (OR=1.571,P=0.011) and right main coronary artery(RCA) stenosis less than 90% (OR=1922,P=0.024) were predictors of acute conversion of off-pump to on-pump. Conclusions The mortality in patients undergoing acute conversion of off-pump to on-pump coronary artery surgery is high. When applying off-pump CABG in patients with acute myocardial infarction, emergency CABG and right main RCA stenosis ≤90%, preventive set up of extracorporeal circulation is necessary.
Objective To investigate clinical outcomes and perioperative management of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting （OPCAB） for patients following acute myocardial infarction （AMI）.?Methods?From January 2006 to March 2010， 239 consecutive patients underwent OPCAB on the 14-27 （20.55±3.91） d following AMI（AMI group）in Renji Hospital，School of Medicine of Shanghai Jiaotong University. Preoperative MB isoenzyme of creatine kinase（CK-MB） level was （15.82±6.24） U/L and cardiac troponin I（cTnI） was （0.07±0.04） ng/ml. Clinical data of 406 patients without myocardial infarction history who underwent OPCAB during the same period were also collected as the control group for comparison.?Results?The 30-day mortality of AMI group was 2.51% （6/239）. The causes of death were circulatory failure in 4 patients， ischemic necrosis of lower extremity caused by intra-aortic balloon pump （IABP） in 1 patient and pneumonia with septic shock in 1 patient. Dopamine usage in AMI group was significantly higher than that of the control group （61.51% vs. 37.44%， P=0.001）. Intraoperative or postoperative IABP implantation was more common in AMI group， but there was no statistical difference between the two groups（P＞0.05） . Postoperative drainage and blood transfusion in AMI group were significantly larger than those of the control group （385.18±93.22 ml vs. 316.41±70.05 ml， P=0.022；373.68±69.54 ml vs. 289.78±43.33 ml， P=0.005， respectively）. But there was no statistical difference in re-exploration rate between the two groups （P＞0.05）. There was no statistical difference in the incidence of postoperative new onset atrial fibrillation between the two groups （P＞0.05）. Incidence of acute kidneyinjury of AMI group was significantly higher than that of the control group （13.81% vs. 8.62%， P=0.038）. Postoperative 30-day mortality of AMI group was higher than that of the control group， but there was no statistical difference between the two groups （2.51% vs. 1.48%，P＞0.05）. There was no statistical difference in ICU stay time and postoperative hospital stay between the two groups （2.01±0.95 d vs. 1.78±0.98 d；10.33±4.16 d vs. 9.89±4.52 d， respectively， P＞0.05）. A total of 211 patients （88.28%）in AMI group were followed up for 2.89±1.02 years， and 28 patients （11.72%） were lost during follow-up. Twenty-five patients died during follow-up including 14 cardiac deaths. One-year survival rate was 97.63%， and five-year survival rate was 88.15%.?Conclusion?It’s comparatively safe to perform OPCAB for patients at 2-4 weeks following AMI when their CK-MB and cTnI levels have returned to normal range.
Objective To explore the factors affecting the operation of coronary artery bypass grafting with heart beating and improve the effect of the operation. MethodsFrom January 2012 to June 2016, 898 patients with coronary heart disease who received cardiovascular surgery in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University were analyzed retrospectively. All patients only underwent coronary artery bypass grafting with beating heart. Among them, 797 patients underwent the off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (an OPCABG group, 592 males and 205 females, with an average age of 60.5±8.4 years); another 101 patients received on-pump beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting (an OPBH group, 77 males and 24 females, with an average age of 61.5±8.2 years). ResultsThe average number of grafts in the OPCABG group was 3.36±0.74, and in the OPBH group was 3.71±0.69 (P<0.05). The postoperative ventilation time (10.8±9.5 h vs. 20.6±12.3 h), ICU stay (28.8±15.5 h vs. 37.4±30.8 h), hospital stay (10.9±4.8 d vs. 14.8±8.6 d), mortality (1.1% vs. 3.0%), the utilization rate of intra-aortic balloon pump (2.4% vs. 8.9%) and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (0.5% vs. 5.0%) were significantly different between the OPCABG group and OPBH group (all P<0.05). Twelve patients died after surgery, and the total bloodless operation ratio was 91.3%. ConclusionThe results show that most patients can achieve good results with the help of apical fixation and myocardial fixator, improved surgical techniques and methods, good anesthesia management as well as flexible and accurate use of vasoactive drugs. But extracorporeal circulation is necessary in the patients with large left ventricle, low ejection fraction and hemodynamic instability after intraoperatively moving the heart.
