1. An open randomized controlled trial of median sternotomy versus anterolateral left thoracotomy on morbidity and health care resource use in patients having off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: The Sternotomy Versus Thoracotomy (STET) trial 
Chris A. Rogers, PhD, Katie Pike, MSc, Gianni D. Angelini, FRCS, Barnaby C. Reeves, DPhil, Mattia Glauber, MD, Matteo Ferrarini, MD, Gavin J. Murphy, FRCS 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 146, Issue 2, Pages e9 (August 2013)
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2. Figure 1
Flow diagram of the progress through the phases of the trial. Notes: (1) Some patients were ineligible for more than 1 reason. (2) The 2 patients who received on-pump surgery also did not receive their treatment allocation. (3) Only patients from the United Kingdom (UK) are included in these cohorts. ThoraCAB, Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery via a left anterolateral thoracotomy; OPCAB, off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery via a median sternotomy; PFT, pulmonary function test; CROQ, Coronary Revascularization Outcome Questionnaire
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3. Figure 2
Time from surgery to (A) fitness for discharge, (B) discharge from intensive treatment unit (ITU), and (C) discharge from hospital. ThoraCAB, Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery via a left anterolateral thoracotomy; OPCAB, off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery via a median sternotomy.
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