Abstract:
Objective To monitor the hemodynamics in elderly heart disease patients during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with pulse-indicated continuous cardiac output (PiCCO) system.
Methods Thirty elderly patients with coronary ateroclerotic heart disease who underwent off-pump CABG were included in this study. Their ABP, HR, CVP, CO, CI, GEF, SVI, ITBI and GEDVI were measured with PiCCO system at T
0, T
1, T
2, T
3 and T
4 , respectively.
Results The operation was successful for all the patients. The ABP, CVP, CO, GEF and SVI were significantly lower at T
0 than at T
3 and T
4 , and at T
0 than at T
1 (
P< 0.05).The ITBI and GEDVI were significantly lower while the CI was significantly higher at T
3 and T
4 than at T
0 (
P< 0.05). The patients recovered with no surgical and PiCCO manipulation-related complications.
Conclusion PiCCO system is a simple and reliable device for monitoring hemodynamics in elderly coronary disease patients during off-pump CABG.