Study of perioperative extravascular lung water and intrathoracic blood volume in patients undergoing CABG surgery with or without cardiopulmonary bypass

Background: Whether off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (OPCAB) surgery is superior to traditional on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery still one of the most controversial areas of cardiac surgery and anesthesia. We hypothesized that OPCAB surgery may result in less accumulation of...

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Main Authors: Samia Ragab El Azab, Sameh H. Ghoneim, Mahmoud Abd Rabo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111018491400066X