Abstract:Aim. In our study, we researched whether on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) differ as regards their effect on postoperative red cell distribution width (RDW). Moreover, we also investigated whether there was a link between the preoperative and postoperative RDW levels and the early adverse events after CABG. Material and methods. In this study there were 127 consecutive patients who had previously undergone CABG. The patients were divided as group 1 (off-pump, n: 49) and group 2 (on-pu… Show more
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