May 1, 1993Southern Medical Journal
Symptomatic Pleural Effusion After Coronary Artery Revascularization
Population
1 patient presenting with a large left pleural effusion 4 weeks after CABG with saphenous vein grafts and an…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
4 weeks
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Clinicians should consider IMA harvest in delayed post-CABG effusions; case report leaves open incidence and prevention strategies.
Structured PICO
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Population
1 patient presenting with a large left pleural effusion 4 weeks after CABG with saphenous vein grafts and an aborted attempt at left IMA harvesting.
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Intervention
Left internal mammary artery (IMA) harvesting during CABG
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Outcome
Symptomatic pleural effusionsafety
Physicians should be aware that harvesting the internal mammary artery during CABG can cause delayed, significant pleuropulmonary complications like pleural effusion.
Cite This Study
Marin H. Kollef (1993) studied this question.