background: postoperative pulmonary complications (ppc) are of the major reasons for death. prolonged mechanical ventilation (pmv) and delayed extubation are leading to the incidence of more seriously complications. the effect of hyperinflation has not been investigated in control of these complications in patients who have been weaned from mechanical ventilation and are undergoing t-tube suppo...

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are a common outcome of cardiothoracic surgery. When allowed to progress, PPCs can result in serious sequelae, such as respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism, acute lung injury, or acute respiratory distress syndrome. The prevention of PPCs requires a comprehensive approach that includes assessment of preoperative risk, smoking cessation, and attent...

The literature dealing with the case incidence of pulmonary complications occurring after operation reveals a wide range in the reported data. For example, Cutler and Scott' collected 41,368 operative cases, from the records of eight dinics, with an incidence of 1.12 per cent of postoperative pneumonia. Many other reported series approximate this percentage. On the other hand, in 1930, Fuller,2...

background: the incidence of coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (cabg) in elderly patients has been increasing. there are contradictory reports on the early outcome of elderly coronary artery patients as compared with their young counterparts. we designed this retrospective study to address this issue. methods: w e retrospectively analyzed the results of 1489 on–pump cabg cases performed a...

QUESTION What factors predict postoperative pulmonary and pleural complications following aortic valve replacement? DESIGN Retrospective study. PARTICIPANTS One thousand consecutive patients who underwent aortic valve replacement with a pericardial valve between 1986 and 2006. Of these, 610 underwent also coronary artery surgery. OUTCOME MEASURES Thirty putative predictors were investigat...

QUESTION Can the risk of developing postoperative pulmonary complications be predicted after upper abdominal surgery? DESIGN Prospective observational study. PARTICIPANTS 268 consecutive patients undergoing elective upper abdominal surgery who received standardised pre- and postoperative prophylactic respiratory physiotherapy. OUTCOME MEASURES Predictors were 17 preoperative and intraoper...

BACKGROUND The frequency of, and risks for, postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after laparotomy are incompletely understood. The wide-ranging incidence of PPCs in the literature reflects methodological issues including variable definitions of PPCs and varied patient populations. OBJECTIVES We sought to elucidate the incidence of PPCs after laparotomy and clarify risks for their deve...