Pneumonia after cardiovascular surgery: incidence, risk factors and interventions

D Wang, Y Lu, M Sun, X Huang, X Du, Z Jiao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Postoperative pneumonia (POP) is prevalent in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery,
associated with poor clinical outcomes, prolonged hospital stay and increased medical …

Time-efficient physical training for enhancing cardiovascular function in midlife and older adults: promise and current research gaps

DH Craighead, TC Heinbockel… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of death in developed societies,
and “midlife”(50–64 yr) and older (65+) men and women bear the great majority of the …

Moderate-to-high intensity inspiratory muscle training improves the effects of combined training on exercise capacity in patients after coronary artery bypass graft …

TD Dos Santos, SN Pereira, LOC Portela… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The effects of adding moderate-to-high intensity inspiratory muscle training
(IMT) to short-term aerobic and resistance exercise (combined training [CT]), after coronary …

Effect of postoperative high load long duration inspiratory muscle training on pulmonary function and functional capacity after mitral valve replacement surgery: A …

FA Hegazy, SM Mohamed Kamel, AS Abdelhamid… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Although, pre-operative inspiratory muscle training has been investigated and
reported to be an effective strategy to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications, the …

Inspiratory muscle training improves cardiopulmonary function in patients after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a randomized clinical trial

L Xu, J Wei, J Liu, Y Feng, L Wang… - European Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) can increase the strength or endurance of the
diaphragm and accessory muscles of inspiration, yet there is no evidence that endorses the …

Respiratory prehabilitation for the prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications after major surgery

I Boden, L Denehy - Current Anesthesiology Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Despite modern advances in perioperative medicine,
postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) remain a significant problem. This paper …

Recommendations for preoperative assessment and shared decision-making in cardiac surgery

M Mihalj, T Carrel, RD Urman, F Stueber… - Current anesthesiology …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Recommendations about shared decision-making and
guidelines on preoperative evaluation of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery are …

The effect of preoperative respiratory physiotherapy and motor exercise in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery: short-term results

P Nardi, A Pellegrino, C Pisano, SR Vacirca… - … Polska/Polish Journal …, 2019 - termedia.pl
Aim The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a physiotherapy treatment started in
the preoperative phase and based on respiratory training with or without musculoskeletal …

Inspiratory muscle training based on anaerobic threshold on the functional capacity of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting: clinical trial

ALL Cordeiro, HC Mascarenhas… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Introduction: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with reduced ventilatory
muscle strength and consequent worsening of functional capacity (FC). Inspiratory Muscle …

Physical exercise combined with CPAP in subjects who underwent surgical myocardial revascularization: a randomized clinical trial

P Windmöller, ET Bodnar, J Casagrande… - Respiratory …, 2020 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Aerobic exercise and CPAP benefit patients in the postoperative period of
cardiac surgery. To our knowledge, the association of aerobic exercise on an exercise …