Why the study?
Does topical cooling of the heart with ice increase the risk of left lower lobe pulmonary infiltrate and/or atelectasis in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery?
Does topical cooling of the heart with ice increase the risk of left lower lobe pulmonary infiltrate and/or atelectasis in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery?
Topical cooling of the heart with ice during coronary artery bypass surgery significantly increases the risk of left lower lobe atelectasis and consolidation, likely due to phrenic nerve injury.
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Topical cooling was associated with more left lower lobe complications after CABG; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Benjamin et al. (1982) studied this question.
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