Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Can Be Performed Safely Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Selected Patients Faraz Kerendi, MD, John D. Puskas, MD, MS, Joseph M. Craver, MD, William A. Cooper, MD, Ellis L. Jones, MD, Omar M. Lattouf, MD, PhD, J. David Vega, MD, Robert A. Guyton, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 79, Issue 3, Pages 801-806 (March 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.08.010 Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Percentage of patients requiring transfusion of blood products. ■ = off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting; □ = coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass; * = p < 0.05. (CPT = cryoprecipitate; FFP = fresh frozen plasma; PLAT = platelets; RBC = packed red blood cells.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 801-806DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.08.010) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions