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.