Subxyphoid pleural drain confers lesser impairment in respiratory muscle strength, oxygenation and lower chest pain after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized controlled trial

Andreia S. A. Cancio^I; Solange Guizilini^I,II; Douglas W. Bolzan^I; Renato B. Dauar^III; José E. Succi^III; Angelo A. V. de Paola^I; Antonio C. de Camargo Carvalho^I; Walter J. Gomes^I

DOI: 10.5935/1678-9741.20120015

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^ICardiology Discipline, São Paulo Hospital, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
^IIDepartment of Human Movement Sciences, Physical Therapy School - Federal University of São Paulo, Santos, SP, Brazil
^IIIHospital Bandeirantes, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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Solange Guizilini Cardiology Discipline, Federal University of São Paulo Rua Botucatu, 740 São Paulo, SP, Brazil - CEP 04023-900 E-mail: s_guizilini@yahoo.com.br