Demographic details :
A total of 100 patients who are undergoing cardiac surgery were recruited for the study.
The patient characteristics are as follows: Among n,100 patients, 11% are females and 89% are males. The majority of patients (66%) had normal left ventricular ejection fraction (≥50%). Nearly all the study participants (96%) underwent sole coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), all of these procedures were performed off cardiopulmonary bypass. Some patients also underwent adjunct procedures under CPB and a solitary patient was operated upon for aortic dissection. Most of the patients had pulmonary capillary wedge pressures less than 15 mm Hg. PCWP ≥ 15 mm Hg is considered as abnormal.