Includes abstract. / Includes bibliographic references (leaves 53-62). / Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) was developed to avoid the deleterious effects of CPB. Current literature reveals some peri-operative advantages of OPCAB, with few studies detailing these in Africa. We review our institutional experience with both approaches in higher risk patients to determine pre-operative characteristics, short and mid-term outcomes in a developing country.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/11432 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Ofoegbu, Chimu K P |
| Contributors | Brink, Johan G |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Cardiology |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master Thesis, Masters, MMed |
| Format | application/pdf |
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