Neighbours affect each other; pulmonary affection after cardiac surgery

Introduction Lungs and heart are in close relation all the time; they affect each other. Pulmonary complications due to cardiac surgeries may alter the surgery outcome and patient survival. Aim The aim of this study was to report the most frequent respiratory complications after cardiac surgeries. Materials and methods The study included 22 patients (group 1) who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and 56 patients (group 2) who underwent...