Can all patients needing bypass have opcab

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Can​ ​All​ ​Patients​ ​Needing​ ​Bypass Have​ ​OPCAB?

This​ ​is​ ​a​ ​very​ ​technical​ ​question​ ​and​ ​one​ ​need​ ​to​ ​consider​ ​many​ ​factors​ ​before​ ​reaching​ ​a decision. Even​ ​when​ ​OPCAB​​ ​is​ ​planned​ ​for​ ​a​ ​certain​ ​patient​ ​the​ ​decision​ ​can​ ​be​ ​changed​ ​on​ ​the operating​ ​table​ ​depending​ ​on​ ​conditions​ ​unique​ ​to​ ​individual​ ​patients. A​ ​heart​ ​suffering​ ​from​ ​critical​ ​shortage​ ​of​ ​blood​ ​supply,​ ​as​ ​in​ ​the​ ​case​ ​of​ ​many​ ​undergoing bypass,​ ​may​ ​not​ ​tolerate​ ​the​ ​long​ ​operation​ ​on​ ​beating​ ​heart. The​ ​blood​ ​vessel​ ​needing​ ​bypass​ ​may​ ​be​ ​buried​ ​deep​ ​inside​ ​the​ ​heart​ ​muscle​ ​or​ ​its​ ​wall​ ​may​ ​be very​ ​thick​ ​and​ ​hard​ ​like​ ​stone. These​ ​situations​ ​make​ ​the​ ​operation​ ​technically​ ​difficult​ ​and​ ​may​ ​necessitate​ ​the​ ​use​ ​of​ ​CPB machine.​ ​Needless​ ​to​ ​say,​ ​every​ ​patient​ ​is​ ​unique​ ​and​ ​there​ ​is​ ​no​ ​one​ ​treatment​ ​suiting​ ​all.

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