Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
Perfusion
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Right arrow Citing Articles via Scopus
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Mahoney, C. B.
Right arrow Articles by Donnelly, J. E
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Mahoney, C. B.
Right arrow Articles by Donnelly, J. E
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?

Impact of closed versus open venous reservoirs on patient outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Chris Brown Mahoney

Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, cmahoney{at}csom.umn.edu

James E Donnelly

Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Data were collected retrospectively on 1681 consecutive isolated coronary artery bypass graft patients at Millard Fillmore Hospital (Buffalo, New York, USA) undergoing coronary artery bypass. No patients were excluded. There were 616 patients in the open circuit group and 1065 in the closed circuit group. Patients in the closed circuit group exhibited a trend towards a higher incidence of most pre-existing comorbidities, with acute myocardial infarction, pre-existing cerebrovascular disease and the incidence of extensively calcified aortas all being significantly higher. Significantly different postbypass outcomes favored the closed circuit group, with levels of sepsis of 1% for open and 0% for closed and respiratory failure of 4% for open and 1% for closed. The length of stay approached significance with a p-value of 0.057 (open 9.85 days and closed 7.53). Use of an open circuit was a significant, independent predictor for increased use of units of packed red blood cells and total units of blood products. This study provides evidence that closed venous reservoirs can favorably impact surgical outcomes and reduce resulting healthcare costs.

Perfusion, Vol. 15, No. 5, 467-472 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/026765910001500510
Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 ICVTSHome page
A. Lauten, K. Liebing, U. Franke, and T. Wahlers
The Jena universal perfusion system: a universal cardiopulmonary bypass circuit for cardiac surgery
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, February 1, 2007; 6(1): 1 - 4.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 SEMIN CARDIOTHORAC VASC ANESTHHome page
F. D. Rubens and T. Mesana
Surface Modified Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuits: Modifying the Inflammatory Response
Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, December 1, 2002; 6(4): 301 - 306.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 PerfusionHome page
Y Tamari, K Lee-Sensiba, J Beck, R Chan, M Salogub, M Hall, T Lee, R Ganju, and L Mongero
A new top-loading venous bag provides vacuum-assisted venous drainage
Perfusion, September 1, 2002; 17(5): 383 - 390.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 PerfusionHome page
L.-C. Hsu
Heparin-coated cardiopulmonary bypass circuits: current status
Perfusion, September 1, 2001; 16(5): 417 - 428.
[Abstract] [PDF]