Del Nido cardioplegia in low risk adults undergoing first time coronary artery bypass surgery

This is a retrospective study comparing outcomes of conventional 1:4 cardioplegia vs 4:1 Del Nido cardioplegia on adult patients undergoing CABG. 249 consecutive patients underwent coronary artery bypass using blood cardioplegia and 159 using del Nido Cardioplegia. Authors found no significances in CPB time, X-clamp time, in-hospital mortality or length of stay between these two groups.  However, they found that patients with Del Nido had less defibrillation need, less blood transfusion rate and transfusion volume, as well as less Hgb change. Most patients had spontaneous return of sinus rhythm.