Predictors of blood transfusion use in robotic beating-heart totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass with anastomotic connectors.

Journal: Journal of cardiac surgery
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: We sought to identify the independent predictors of blood transfusion requirement in robotic beating-heart patients with totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB).

Authors

  • Hiroto Kitahara
    From the Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL USA.
  • Mackenzie McCrorey
  • Brooke Patel
  • Sarah Nisivaco
  • Husam H Balkhy