Why the study?
Does obesity worsen postoperative pulmonary function and increase respiratory complications in female patients undergoing elective CABG?
Population
232 female patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery, comprising 124 obese and 108…
Comparison
Elective CABG in obese female patients vs Elective CABG in non-obese female patients
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Early postoperative period
Authors
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Obesity was associated with more pulmonary complications after CABG in women; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Does obesity worsen postoperative pulmonary function and increase respiratory complications in female patients undergoing elective CABG?
Obesity is associated with significantly greater deterioration in pulmonary function, exercise capacity, and higher rates of respiratory complications following elective CABG in female patients.
Akdur et al. (2006) studied this question.
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