Drainage Technique in CABG

aims to compare the efficacy of the posterior pericardial window versus retro-cardiac drain in preventing postoperative atrial fibrillation and pericardial complications following CABG, while assessing their impact on hospital and ICU stay, pericardial effusions, re exploration for bleeding, post-operative blood transfusions, and mortality.

NCT Number	NCT07194798
Lead Sponsor	Assiut University
Conditions	CABG, Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
Enrollment	122 participants
Start Date	2025-10-01
Primary Completion	2026-10-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-12-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-09-26