Is OPCAB A More Expensive Option? How Safe Is OPCAB?

There is no difference in the cost between the standard bypass and OPCAB (Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass). In many patients, as the ICU and hospital stay become much shorter and usage of costly antibiotics reduces, the total cost may even be less.

Bypass operation has become a very safe operation. The success rate for bypass operations in the best centers over the world is 96-99%. Last year the OPCAB success rate at Medical Trust Hospital was a proud 100%.

Is OPCAB A ‘Key Hole’ Operation?

Generally this form of operation is done through a standard opening in front of the chest that bypass operation is infamous for.

OPCAB (Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass) 

The reason why this approach is widely popular is because of its safety and adaptability. In various unexpected difficult situations it gives the surgeon many options to achieve the desired result. So to put it the right perspective, OPCAB (Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass) is not a ‘key hole’ operation.