- ►panhandleahec.org [PDF] VA Lawrence, JE Cornell, GW Smetana… - Annals of internal medicine, 2006 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Postoperative pulmonary complications are as fre- quent and
clinically important as cardiac complications in terms of morbidity, mortality,
and length of stay. However, there has been much less research and no ... Cited by 71 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 12 versions
- ►mac.com [PDF] GW Smetana, VA Lawrence, JE Cornell - Annals of internal medicine, 2006 - Am Coll Physicians Background: The importance of clinical risk factors for postoperative pulmonary
complications and the value of preoperative testing to stratify risk are the
subject of debate. ... Purpose: To systematically review the literature on ... Cited by 72 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions
A Qaseem, V Snow, N Fitterman, ER … - Annals of internal medicine, 2006 - Am Coll Physicians Postoperative pulmonary complications play an important role in the risk for
patients undergoing noncardiothoracic surgery. Postoperative pulmonary
complications are as prevalent as cardiac complications and contribute ... Cited by 74 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 21 versions
- ►chestpubs.org P Pasquina, MR Tramèr, JM Granier, B … - Chest, 2006 - chestjournal.chestpubs.org Results: Thirty-five trials tested respiratory physiotherapy treatments. Of 13
trials with a “no intervention” control group, 9 studies (n = 883) did not
report on significant differences, and 4 studies (n = 528) did: in 1 study, ... Cited by 32 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►chestpubs.org TJ Overend, CM Anderson, SD Lucy, C Bhatia … - Chest, 2001 - chestjournal.chestpubs.org Methods: We searched MEDLINE, CINAHL, HealthSTAR, and Current Contents databases
from their inception until June 2000. Key terms included “incentive
spirometry,” “breathing exercises,” “chest physical therapy,” and ... Cited by 100 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 12 versions
H Böhner, D Kindgen-Milles, A Grust, R Buhl, … - Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, 2002 - Springer Abstract Background: The efficacy of nasal continuous positive airway pressure
(nCPAP) as a prophylactic method for preventing cardiopulmo- nary complications
after major vas- cular surgery has not been investi- gated. ... Cited by 25 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
BW Fisher, SR Majumdar, FA McAlister - The American journal of medicine, 2002 - Elsevier Seven studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The definition of postoperative
pulmonary complications differed among studies, and the incidence of
postoperative pulmonary complications varied from 2% to 19%. Of the 28 ... Cited by 49 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- ►atsjournals.org [PDF] FA McAlister, K Bertsch, J Man, J Bradley, M … - American journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2004 - Am Thoracic Soc Sources of Support: FMcA is a Population Health Investigator of the Alberta
Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, a New Investigator of the Canadian
Institutes of Health Research, and holds the Merck Frosst/Aventis Chair in ... Cited by 51 - Related articles - All 8 versions
- ►umcutrecht.nl [PDF] EHJ Hulzebos, PJM Helders, NJ Favie, RA De … - JAMA, 2006 - Am Med Assoc Context Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) surgery are a major source of morbidity and mortality, and
increase length of hospital stay and resource utilization. The ... Cited by 45 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
R Nelson, B Tse, S Edwards - British Journal of Surgery, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com Background: Routine use of nasogastric tubes after abdominal operations is
intended to hasten the return of bowel function, prevent pulmonary
complications, diminish the risk of anastomotic leakage, increase patient ... Cited by 73 - Related articles - All 4 versions
