Mechanical Aids to Lung Expansion in Non-lntubated Surgical Patients1,2
| Autor: | H Pontoppidan |
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| Rok vydání: | 1980 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Lung business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Breathing medicine Upper abdominal surgery Intensive care medicine business Respiratory care Surgical patients |
| Zdroj: | American Review of Respiratory Disease. 122:109-119 |
| ISSN: | 0003-0805 |
| DOI: | 10.1164/arrd.1980.122.5p2.109 |
| Popis: | The reported incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) varies markedly with the extent and type of surgery; for many types of major surgery, such as intracranial operations, data are unavailable. After upper abdominal surgery, the incidence ranges from 6 to 70 %, depending on the diagnostic criteria used for detection and the physical status of the patients. Thus, the potential for serious PPC after major surgery is so great that some form of preventive respiratory care is mandatory. The most efficient methods remain to be determined. Mechanical aids to lung expansion have received widespread use. Unfortunately, few randomized, controlled trials have been reported, and results are difficult to compare because of important differences in protocol, specific details of therapy, and statistical methods used. We conclude the following: (1) There is little or no evidence documenting the efficacy of intermittent positive-pressure breathing (as customarily used) or blow bottles in decreasing the in... |
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