Open AccessA prospective randomized study to evaluate the renoprotective action of beating heart coronary surgery in low risk patients
Author(s) -
Augustine Tang,
J. Knott,
J. Nanson,
Jeff Hsu,
Marcus P. Haw,
Sunil K. Ohri
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/s1010-7940(02)00220-8
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , creatinine , urinary system , complication , surgery , cardiopulmonary bypass , cardiac surgery , urology , acute kidney injury , artery , cardiology
Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is widely regarded as an important contributor to renal failure, a well recognized complication following coronary artery surgery (coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)). Anecdotally off-pump coronary surgery (OPCAB) is considered renoprotective. We examine the extent of renal glomerular and tubular injury in low-risk patients undergoing either OPCAB or on-pump coronary artery bypass (ONCAB).