Reduction of the Inflammatory Response in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Y.John Gu, Massimo A Mariani, Willem van Oeveren, Jan G Grandjean, Piet W Boonstra The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 65, Issue 2, Pages 420-424 (February 1998) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01127-2
Fig. 1 Inflammatory mediators derived from leukocytes (A), platelets (B), and complement activation (C) in patients undergoing minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (MICABG) and conventional coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB-CABG). (∗∗p < 0.01 compared with pre-CABG values.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 65, 420-424DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01127-2)
Fig. 2 Postoperative blood loss (A), ventilatory support (B), and hospital stay (C) in patients undergoing minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (MICABG) and conventional coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB-CABG). (∗∗p < 0.01 in comparison between the two groups.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 65, 420-424DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01127-2)