Background: Patients submitted to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery present higher risk to develop pulmonary complications, such as atelectasia, pneumonia and pleural effusion. These complications may increase the time of hospitalization as well as the necessity of financial resources, and are also associated with the reduction of life quality and long-term functional capacity.
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