Is it worth placing ventricular pacing wires in all patients post-coronary artery bypass grafting?

• Published in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 489 - 493
• Main Authors: Khorsandi, Maziar, Muhammad, Ishaq, Shaikhrezai, Kasra, Pessotto, Renzo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.09.2012
• Subjects: Atrial Fibrillation - etiology; Atrial Fibrillation - therapy; Atrioventricular Block - etiology; Atrioventricular Block - therapy; Best Evidence Topics; Cardiac Catheterization; Coronary Artery Bypass - adverse effects; Coronary Artery Disease - surgery; Equipment Design; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Ventricles; Humans; Male; Pacemaker, Artificial; Postoperative Complications; Epicardium; Atrio-ventricular block; Cardiac pacing; Coronary artery bypass grafting

A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether ventricular pacing wires should be placed routinely in all patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) regardless of immediate post-cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)...