A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The
question addressed was 'Does a minimally invasive approach result in better pulmonary …

Introduction: It is not yet clear whether cardiac surgery by mini-incision (minimally invasive
cardiac surgery [MICS]) is overall less painful than the conventional approach by full …

OBJECTIVES The aim of this trial was to compare functional capacity, pulmonary shunt
fraction and clinical outcomes between patients undergoing pleurotomy with a pleural drain …

Objective: To evaluate the lung function and clinical outcome in severe chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with left …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate respiratory muscle strength, oxygenation and chest pain in
patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) using internal thoracic artery …

Background Regional ventilation of the lung can be visualized by pulmonary electrical
impedance tomography (EIT). The aim of this study was to examine the post‐operative …

BACKGROUND: Previous investigation showed that the volume-time curve technique could
be an alternative for endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff management. However, the clinical impact …

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a prevalent surgery for coronary artery disease,
often involves left internal mammary artery harvesting, necessitating left pleural drain …

Introduction: Lung dysfunction following cardiac surgery is currently viewed as the
consequence of atelectasis and lung injury. While the mechanism of atelectasis has been …

Objective: To compare pulmonary function, functional capacity and clinical outcomes
amongst three groups of patients with left ventricular dysfunction following off-pump …