post op pleural effusion can happen in CABG patients
- related: pleural effusion
- tags: #permanent
- source:
- pt: common with cardiac surgery patient, especially CABG
- cause: pericardial inflammation
- sx: small, left sided, no sx, < 25% hemithorax
- rx: resolve spontaneously
- when to do thoracentesis: > 25%, symptomatic, right sided without HF, late onset (>30 days post op)