Impact of minimally invasive extracorporeal circuits on octogenarians undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Have we been looking in the wrong direction?
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Objectives:
"Minimally invasive extracorporeal circuits (MiECCs) aim at the preservation of physiologic reserves, the impact of which is expected to be most evident in patients in whom these are depleted. In this context, octogenarians present a subpopulation of specific interest."1
1. Impact of minimally invasive extracorporeal circuits on octogenarians undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Have we been looking in the wrong direction?
El-Essawi A, Breitenbach I, Haupt B, Brouwer R, Baraki H, Harringer W.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Dec 1;52(6):1175-1181 FREE
