Relation between complication of post CABG with during of intubation

Aims. Cardiovascular diseases and especially coronary artery disease is the main source of morbidity and mortality and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is still the main procedure for this widespread health problem. This study was to investigate the correlation between duration of post of intubation and the complication after CABG. Methods. A cross-sectional study performed on 600 consecutive patients undergone CABG in two Tehran hospitals and the correlation between complication after CABG and duration of post operation intubation studied using SPSS 11.5 statistical package. Results. The mean age of patients was 58.6 ± 10/2 years and about 73% of the study population were males. The minimum and maximum intubation duration was 8.81 and 24.75 hours, respectively. Conclusion. The duration of intubation has significant correlation with post operation complications included post operation hemorrhage, reoperation, congestive heart failure after operation, cardiac arrest and hypotension after hemodynamic stability.