Surgery and general anaesthesia have direct effects on the respiratory system depending
on the organ/system involved and modality of delivery, potentially leading to postoperative …

Background: Patients submitted to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery present
higher risk to develop pulmonary complications, such as atelectasia, pneumonia and pleural …

Background: Postoperative pulmonary dysfunction is one of the most frequent complications
after cardiac surgery and it is believed to result from the use of cardiopulmonary bypass …

PURPOSE: The present study was performed to clarify the relationships between body mass
index (BMI), interleukin-6 (IL-6) production, and respiratory muscle weakness in patients …

Fundamentos: A cirurgia cardíaca é uma forma de tratamento que, apesar de trazer melhora
para o paciente, acarreta alterações no organismo. Objetivo: Avaliar a influência da dor, na …

FUNDAMENTO: Pacientes que são submetidos à cirurgia de revascularização do miocárdio
(CRM) apresentam risco maior para desenvolver complicações pulmonares, como …

Background: In coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, the need to perform a
midsternotomy has been considered a factor for the decrease in postoperative pulmonary …

O objetivo foi avaliar se diferenças na força muscular respiratória pré-operatória: a) se
relacionam com outros fatores de risco pré-operatórios; eb) influenciam o risco de …

Стернотомический разрез. Стернотомия с ретракцией ребер ведет к снижению
давления в воздухоносных путях и повышению комплайенса легких, так как грудная …

Postoperative pulmonary dysfunction (PPD) is a frequent complication after cardiac surgery.
Its pathogenesis is related to pulmonary inflammation, but this appears to be secondary to …