Cardiac compression of lung lower lobes after coronary artery bypass graft with cardiopulmonary bypass.

<h4>Background</h4>Atelectasis is a major cause of hypoxemia after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and is commonly ascribed to general anesthesia, high inspiratory oxygen concentration and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of heart-...

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Main Authors: Flávio H Neves, Maria J Carmona, José O C Auler, Roseny R Rodrigues, Jean Jacques Rouby, Luiz M S Malbouisson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24244331/pdf/?tool=EBI