Population
Patients after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
Design
Review
Authors
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Clinicians should evaluate dyspnea for post-CABG effusion and consider thoracentesis; Level 5 data leave optimal prevention open.
Large pleural effusions occur in about 10% of post-CABG patients, present primarily with dyspnea, and can be effectively managed with therapeutic thoracentesis.
Richard W. Light (2002) studied this question.
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