ObjectiveTo assess the immediate results of myocardial revascularization surgery without extracorporeal circulation in a group of patients over 75 years of age. December 2003, 193 (121 men and 72 women)
Methods
From January 2001 to
ConclusionThe surgery adopted for myocardial revascularization was associated with a low mortality rate, a low complication index, and a short length of stay at the hospital.
Keywords elderly, myocardial revascularization surgery, extracorporeal circulationThe increase in the elderly population in Brazil in recent years has led to a greater number of patients over the age of 70 years requiring myocardial revascularization surgery. However, over the years, advanced age has been considered a risk factor for morbidity and mortality in coronary artery surgeries 1,2 . The recent advances in myocardial revascularization surgeries without extracorporeal circulation, the technique recommended by Buffolo et al 3 and Benetti 4 at the beginning of the 1980s, has aroused interest in this type of surgery, especially in high-risk patients [5][6][7] .We retrospectively analyzed the immediate results of the myocardial revascularization surgery without extracorporeal circulation in patients over the age of 75 years.