OBJECTIVE: To analyze intra-hospital results in patients undergoing elective off-pump total arterial revascularization and identify morbidity and mortality predictors using this surgical strategy. METHOD: From May 1999 to February 2004, 203 myocardial revascularization procedures with total arterial revascularization without cardiopulmonary bypass (off-pump) were carried out in patients with multivessel disease (three vessels 81.7 %, one vessel disease was excluded). We report pre-surgical variables and co-morbidities: average age 63.9 ± 9.13 years, men 182 (89.5%), hypertension 132 (65%), smokers 125 (61%), hypercholesterolemia 152 (74.8%), previous myocardial infarction (> 30 days) 73 (35%), moderate to severe ventricular dysfunction 31 (15%), redo five (2.5%). Total arterial revascularization included T-grafts and sequential grafts with left internal mammary (100%), right internal mammary (56.6%) and radial (63%) arteries. The total number of distal anastomosis was 576 (mean of three grafts/patient), all carried out with external mechanical stabilizers. There were no proximal aortic anastomoses. Conversion to on-pump surgery occurred in three (1.5%) patients; 90% of the patients was extubated in the operating room. The multiple logistic regression test was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: The postoperative incidence of atrial fibrillation was 12.8% (26), oligoanuric renal failure 3% (six), dialysis 0.49% (one), postoperative myocardial infarction 1.47% (three), low cardiac output 4% (eight), Redo for bleeding 1.47% (three), mediastinitis 1.47% (three), stroke 1.47% (three). Intra-hospital mortality was 2.45% (five). The only independent 30 day morbidity predictor was age (p=0.033; OR 1.04; IC 95%: 1-1.08). CONCLUSION: Off-pump myocardial revascularization with arterial conduits for multiple vessel disease is feasible with a low 30-day morbidity and mortality.
Myocardial revascularization; Mammary arteries; Extracorporeal circulation
