Atrial fibrillation is the most common complication after CABG, and reducing its incidence would decrease morbidity and hospital costs.
AF remains the most common complication after CABG and consequently is a drain on hospital resources. Concerted efforts to reduce the incidence of AF and the associated increased length of stay would result in substantial cost saving and decrease patient morbidity.
Aranki et al. (Thu,) studied this question.