Long-Term Outcomes After Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Experienced Surgeons

Long-term benefits of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are controversial. The authors sought to compare long-term survival and morbidity after on-pump versus off-pump CABG. Mandatory clinical and administrative registries from New Jersey Department of Health were linked to identify patients who underwent CABG between 2005 and 2011, by surgeons who had performed at least 100 off-pump or on-pump CABG operations....