Clinical outcomes in patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery with and without utilization of pulmonary artery catheter-generated data.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) quantitative data requirements for modifying patient management during and after elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

Design: A prospective observational clinical trial.

Setting: University tertiary referral center.