Factors associated to hypoxemia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Natália Pereira dos Santos, Rodrigo Martins Mitsunaga, Daniel Lago Borges, Marina de Albuquerque Gonçalves Costa, Thiago Eduardo Pereira Baldez, Ilka Mendes Lima, Karol Cristina Fonseca Moura, Josimary Lima da Silva Lula

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery · 2013 · 27 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

In this sample, body mass index and smoking were associated to hypoxemia. These data reinforce the importance of clinical assessment to identify patients at risk for this complication, considering its high incidence in immediate postoperative period.

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