Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2873116 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
In COPD patients, there were more intraoperative complications and no differences in 30-day or 1-year outcomes with OPCAB as compared with ONCAB. Similar to patients without COPD, there was no benefit to using an OPCAB approach in COPD patients.
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Authors
G. Hossein MD, A. Laurie PhD, Joseph F. DSc, Brack MD, Muath BS, Janet H. RN, Ramin MD, Frederick L. MD,