Analysis of the immediate outcomes of a comparative randomized study between aorto-saphenous mechanical anastomosis versus conventional anastomosis.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the immediate results of mechanical aorto-saphenous anastomosis compared with conventional anastomosis. METHOD: We evaluated 12 patients. The mean age ranged from 62.33 +/- 7.30 years. Of 12 patients submitted to surgery without extracorporeal circulation, 10 (83.3%) patients were male. Thirty-three proximal anastomoses were evaluated, 21 of them being performed through the conventional manner and 12 with the St. Jude Symmetry aortic connector. The time spent on anastomosis, and free flow and patency on the 4th day postoperative were analysed. RESULTS: The mechanical anastomosis was successfully performed in all patients. Electrocardiographic alteration compatible with myocardial infarctation (MI) on the 2nd day postoperative was observed only in one patient. The patient was referred to angiographic restudy, becoming evident a conventional proximal anastomosis occlusion for the marginal branch. Three patients had atrial fibrillation. The average time spent to perform the mechanical anastomosis was 44.08 +/- 9.26 seconds against 3.86 +/- 0.61 minutes of the conventional anastomosis (p = 0.0022). The average blood free flow observed in the mechanical anastomosis was 302.75 +/- 82.76 mL/min versus 190.75 +/- 51.53 mL/min (p = 0.0022). In the angiographic restudy performed on the 4th postoperative day, it was detected the occlusin of three mechanical anastomosis. There was no new conventional anastomosis (p = 0.2500). CONCLUSION: The present study showed a statistically significant superiority for mechanical anastomosis of the saphenous vein with the aorta when evaluated the blood free flow and the time to perform the anastomosis. In relation to the artery condition in the postoperative angiography, one cannot say there was statistically significant difference between the procedures studied.

OPCAB in patients on hemodialysis.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the hospital outcomes of patients, with chronic renal insufficiency in the hemodialysis, submitted to OPCAB. METHOD: Fifty-one patients with chronic renal insufficiency were submitted to OPCAB. Hemodialysis was performed on the day before and the day after the operation. Myocardial revascularization was performed using LIMA's suture and suction stabilization. RESULTS: Fifty-one patients, with an average of 61.28+/-11.09 years, were analyzed. Thirty patients (58.8%) were female. The predominant functional class was IV in 21 (41.1%) of the patients. The left ventricle ejection fraction was dire in 21 (41.1%) patients. The mean EUROSCORE of this series was 7.65+/-3.83 and the mean number of distal anastomosis was 3.1+/-0.78 per patient. The average time of mechanical ventilation was 3.78+/-4.35 hours and the mean ICU stay was 41.9+/-13.8 hours, while the average hospitalization was 6.5+/-1.31 days. In respect to complications, nine (17.6%) of the patients developed atrial fibrilation, and one (1.9%) patient presented with a case of ischemic stroke but had a good recovery during hospitalization. There were no deaths in this series. CONCLUSION: Chronic renal patients submitted to hemodialysis were always a high risk population for myocardial revascularization. In this series, the absence of extracorporeal circulation appeared to be safe and efficient in this special subgroup of patients. The operations were performed with low indices of complications, absence of deaths and relatively low stays in the ICU and in hospital.

Análise dos resultados imediatos de estudo comparativo entre anastomose mecânica aorto-safena versus convencional / Analysis of the immediate outcomes of a comparative randomized study between aorto-saphenous mechanical anastomosis versus conventional anastomosis

Objetivo: Avaliar os resultados imediatos das anastomoses mecânicas aorto-safena, comparando-as às anastomoses convencionais. Método: Foram analisados 12 pacientes, com idade média...

Revascularização do miocárdio sem circulação extracorpórea em pacientes submetidos à hemodiálise / OPCAB in patients on hemodialysis

OBJETIVO: Analisar evolução hospitalar dos pacientes portadores de insuficiência renal crônica (IRC) em hemodiálise, submetidos a operação sem circulação extracorpórea (CEC). MÉTODO: Cinqüenta e um pacientes portadores de IRC foram submetidos à operação sem CEC. A hemodiálise foi realizada no dia anterior à operação e no dia seguinte. A revascularização do miocárdio foi realizada com ponto de LIMA e estabilizador por sucção. RESULTADOS: A idade média foi de 61,28±11,09 anos e 31 (58,8 por cento) pacientes eram do sexo feminino. A classe funcional predominante foi a IV em 21 (41,1 por cento) dos pacientes. A fração de ejeção do ventrículo esquerdo era ruim em 21 (41,1 por cento) pacientes. O EUROSCORE médio desta série de pacientes foi de 7,65±3,83. O número médio de artérias coronárias revascularizadas foi de 3,1±0,78 por paciente. O tempo médio de ventilação mecânica foi de 3,78±4,35 horas. A permanência média na CTI foi de 41,9±13,8 horas, enquanto a média de permanência hospitalar foi de 6,5±1,31 dias. Quanto às complicações, nove (17,6 por cento) pacientes desenvolveram FA e um (1,9 por cento) apresentou quadro de AVC isquêmico, com boa recuperação durante a internação. Não houve óbito nesta série. CONCLUSÃO: Pacientes renais crônicos submetidos à hemodiálise sempre foram uma população de alto risco para revascularização do miocárdio. A ausência de CEC, aparentemente, cursa com baixos índices de morbi-mortalidade nesta população.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the hospital outcomes of patients, with chronic renal insufficiency in the hemodialysis, submitted to OPCAB. METHOD: Fifty-one patients with chronic renal insufficiency were submitted to OPCAB. Hemodialysis was performed on the day before and the day after the operation. Myocardial revascularization was performed using LIMA's suture and suction stabilization. RESULTS: Fifty-one patients, with an averageof 61.28±11.09 years, were analyzed. Thirty patients (58.8 percent) were female. The predominant functional class was IV in 21 (41.1 percent) of the patients. The left ventricle ejection fraction was dire in 21 (41.1 percent) patients. The mean EUROSCORE of this series was 7.65±3.83 and the mean number of distal anastomosis was 3.1±0.78 per patient. The average time of mechanical ventilation was 3.78±4.35 hours and the mean ICU stay was 41.9±13.8 hours, while the average hospitalization was 6.5±1.31 days. In respect to complications, nine (17.6 percent) of the patients developed atrial fibrilation, and one (1.9 percent) patient presented with a case of ischemic stroke but had a good recovery during hospitalization. There were no deaths in this series. CONCLUSION: Chronic renal patients submitted to hemodialysis were always a high risk population for myocardial revascularization. In this series, the absence of extracorporeal circulation appeared to be safe and efficient in this special subgroup of patients. The operations were performed with low indices of complications, absence of deaths and relatively low stays in the ICU and in hospital.