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Biological effects of off-pump vs. on-pump coronary artery surgery: focus on inflammation, hemostasis and oxidative stress

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Biglioli, P·2003·European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has been recognized as a cause of complex systemic inflammatory response, which significantly contributes to several adverse postoperative complications. In the last few years, off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting has gained widespread diffusion as an alternative technique to conventional on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Surgeons supporting off-pump surgery state that the avoidance of the CPB and myocardial ischemia-reperfusion significantly reduces the postoperative systemic inflammatory response and other biological derangements and, possibly, may improve the clinical outcomes. We review, here, the available evidence concerning possible differences between off-pump and on-pump procedures in terms of inflammation, hemostasis and oxidative stress. Consistent differences in the involvement of these systems are observed, but they are limited to the final steps of the surgical procedures and the early hours after. These findings suggest that the global surgical trauma may be as important, or even more, as the CPB in terms of systemic inflammatory and coagulation-fibrinolytic pathway activation. Further studies are needed in order to confirm this hypothesis.

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Authors
Biglioli, P.
Affiliations
University of Milan (IT)
Corresponding author
Biglioli, P
Venue
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Published
2003-08
Volume
24
Issue
2
Pages
260-269
ISSN
1010-7940 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2098507195
Cited by
209
References
66
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Blood transfusion and management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
Keywords
off-pump coronary artery bypass, on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting, cardiopulmonary bypass, systemic inflammatory response, hemostasis, oxidative stress, myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, postoperative complications, surgical trauma
MeSH terms
C-Reactive Protein, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Complement Activation, Coronary Disease, Fibrinolysis, Heart-Assist Devices, Hemostasis, Humans, Inflammation, Interleukins, Leukocytes, Pancreatic Elastase, Platelet Aggregation, Time Factors, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Biomarkers, Oxidative Stress

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