Open AccessPerioperative optic neuropathy in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Author(s) -
Rajani Battu,
Apoorva Prasad,
Muralidhar Kanchi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of cardiac anaesthesia/annals of cardiac anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 0974-5181
pISSN - 0971-9784
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9784.129823
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , hematocrit , diabetes mellitus , surgery , retrospective cohort study , hemodynamics , off pump coronary artery bypass , blood pressure , anterior ischemic optic neuropathy , artery , complication , anesthesia , blood transfusion , ophthalmology , optic nerve , bypass grafting , endocrinology
Perioperative optic neuropathy (PON) is a rare, but devastating complication following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). We performed a retrospective study of PON associated with off-pump CABG (OPCABG) to identify possible risk factors.