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Off-Pump Bypass Surgery Complications
As with any surgery, beating heart bypass surgery (also known as off-pump bypass surgery) may result in complications. However, in most cases, complications are temporary and easy to treat. In addition, people who have this procedure off-pump typically spend less time in the hospital than those who have it done with a heart-lung bypass machine.
The most common complications of this procedure include:
- Nausea and vomiting
- Minor infections
- Minor bleeding or bruising
- Abnormal or painful scar formation.
While rare, major complications are possible and may include things like:
- Blood clots
- Heart attacks
- Loss of life.
(To learn more about the complications that can occur with this procedure, click Complications of Beating Heart Bypass Surgery.)
Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD