Based on randomized clinical trials begun in the 1970s showing the superiority of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) to medical management for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), CABG ...
Surgeons performed 553,000 CABG procedures in 1998 in the United ... The frequency of performing diagnostic coronary angiography procedures increased by about 8.5% per year from 1979 to 1998 ...
CABG only: Perioperative blood transfusion: 15.4% vs. 20.5%, p = 0.17 Mean postoperative hospital length of stay (LOS): 6.8 vs. 7.3 days, p = 0.09 Median hospital-associated cost: $3,909.20 vs. $4,052 ...
Background: Female patients referred for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are generally older and have more comorbidities than their male counterparts. Although higher perioperative mortality ...
Background: The decision to continue Aspirin before elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery remains contentious due to competing thrombotic and bleeding risks. We performed a contemporary ...