Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 793-799 , December 2007

Influence of Intraoperative Conversion From Off-Pump to On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Costs and Quality of Life: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

  • Toshiya Shiga, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Toshiya Shiga, MD, PhD, Second Department of Anesthesiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Ohashi 2-17-6, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8515, Japan.
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  • Christian C. Apfel, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA
    • ,
  • Zen’ichiro Wajima, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
    • ,
  • Yoko Ohe, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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PII: S1053-0770(07)00171-1

doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2007.05.016

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 793-799 , December 2007

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