Key result
Post-CABG pulmonary embolism occurs in ~4% of patients, with delayed diagnosis driving high mortality.
Why the study?
The frequency and early recognition of venous thromboembolism after coronary artery bypass graft surgery have not been well established.
Population
120 patients who underwent CABG at one institution from July 1 to October 31, 1988
Design
Cohort study
Follow-up
Postoperative period
Authors
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Clinicians should suspect pulmonary embolism despite overlapping postoperative symptoms after CABG; this Level 3 cohort finding leaves open optimal screening protocols.
Cohort (n=120)
No
Pulmonary embolism occurs in approximately 4% of post-CABG patients and carries high mortality, often due to delayed diagnosis masked by expected postoperative symptoms.
Connie M. Parenti (1994) conducted a cohort in Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (n=120). Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) was evaluated on Pulmonary embolism (PE). Coronary artery bypass graft surgery was complicated by pulmonary embolism in 4.1% (5 of 120) of patients, with delayed diagnosis resulting in death for 40% of those affected.
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