Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With Single Cross-Clamp Results in Fewer Persistent Neuropsychological Deficits Than Multiple Clamp or Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting John W. Hammon, MD, David A. Stump, PhD, John F. Butterworth, MD, Dixon M. Moody, MD, Kashemi Rorie, PhD, Dwight D. Deal, BS, Edward H. Kincaid, MD, Timothy E. Oaks, MD, Neal D. Kon, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 84, Issue 4, Pages 1174-1179 (October 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.100 Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Neurobehavioral status at 6 months. p = 0.179 by Fisher’s exact test. Neuropsychological deficits in all three groups out to 6 months. (Multi = multiple aortic cross-clamp; OPCAB = off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting; Single = single aortic cross-clamp.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 84, 1174-1179DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.100) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Odds ratio of a persistent deficit at 6 months. Odds ratios and confidence intervals for multiple aortic cross-clamp (Multi) and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) versus single aortic cross-clamp (Single). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 84, 1174-1179DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.100) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions