Background Major abdominal surgery can be associated with a number of serious
complications that may impair patient recovery. In particular, postoperative pulmonary …

Objective: We evaluated the potential benefit of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
to prevent postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs), atelectasis, pneumonia, and …

Background Respiratory complications are an important cause of postoperative morbidity.
We aimed to investigate whether continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) administered …

Background Each year, more than four million abdominal surgeries are performed in the US
and over 250,000 in England. Acute respiratory failure, a common complication that can …

Background General anaesthesia causes atelectasis which can lead to impaired respiratory
function. Positive end‐expiratory pressure (PEEP) is a mechanical manoeuvre which …

Objectives To examine the efficacy of respiratory physiotherapy for prevention of pulmonary
complications after abdominal surgery. Methods We searched in databases and …

Background General anaesthesia causes atelectasis, which can lead to impaired respiratory
function. Positive end‐expiratory pressure (PEEP) is a mechanical manoeuvre that …

Postoperative respiratory complications may have significant deleterious consequences.
Increasing the understanding of the underlying causes of respiratory complications and …

BACKGROUND: The optimal positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) to prevent
postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) remains unclear. Recent evidence showed …

Background Upper abdominal surgical procedures are associated with a high risk of
postoperative pulmonary complications. The risk and severity of postoperative pulmonary …