Conversion from off-pump to on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: impact of surgeon and anaesthetist experience.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Intraoperative conversion from off-pump to on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of surgeon and anaesthetist experience on the conversion rate.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis of the data of all patients who underwent planned off-pump CABG in a single centre in 2007-2021, some of whom were non-electively converted to on-pump. Surgeon and anaesthetist experience were assessed by the number of off-pump bypass procedures per year. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to assess the impact of surgeon and anaesthetist experience on conversion rate.

Results

A total of 2742 patients met the inclusion criteria. Ninet

SUBMITTER: Ntinopoulos V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10751234 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature