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Off-pump CABG eliminates the risks of cardiopulmonary bypass and the systemic inflammatory response it elicits. A substantially lower need for postoperative blood transfusions and a comparable hemorrhage-related reexploration rate suggests that off-pump CABG may avoid the morbidity and mortality associated with excessive postoperative blood loss.

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The incidence of PVS after off-pump CABG surgery was significantly lower than after on-pump CABG surgery.