Muhammad Saeed Afridi, Saba Rauf, Hina Nabi Ahmed, Syed Khalid Rasheed, Matti U Rehman.
Incidence of pulmonary complications in post cardiac surgery: a study of 100 cases with cardiopulmonary bypass.
J Sharif Med Dent Coll Jan ;2(02):69-72.

Objective: To find the incidence of pulmonary complication in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Methodology: A prospective observational study included 100 patients with heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) at cardiac surgery department, Punjab institute of cardiology, Lahore, from 2nd November 2015 to 10th January 2016. Both genders of mean age 42 were included in this study. Results: Overall rate of pulmonary complications was 25%, with mortality of 8% in those patients. The mortality rate from all causes was 2%. The incidence of pulmonary complications was 26% in Coronary artery bypass grafting patients, in valvular patients 18%, and in congenital heart diseases patients, the incidence was 35%. Conclusion: The incidence of pulmonary complications was highest in congenital heart disease patients. Keywords: Cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass. Coronary artery bypass. Pulmonary complications.

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