Anaesthesia for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

Abstract Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery may be undertaken with or without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) that is on- or off-pump. Although off-pump has a slightly higher mortality, it associated with a lower incidences of short-term complications, compared with on-pump CABG surgery favouring enhanced recovery. High-dose opioid techniques of general anaesthesia should be avoided …