Cardiac rehabilitation protocols applied during the in-hospital phase (phase I) are subjective
and their results are contested when evaluated considering what should be the three basic …

Acute pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which may complicate the course of many
complex disorders, is always underdiagnosed and its treatment frequently begins only after …

Background The treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) seeks to reduce or prevent its
complications and decrease morbidity and mortality. For certain subgroups of patients …

Background Postoperative pneumonia contributes to morbidity and mortality in patients who
have open heart surgery. Objectives To determine if measures to reduce aspiration in …

The application of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) produces important
hemodynamic alterations, which can influence breathing pattern (BP) and heart rate …

Introducción El dolor es uno de los principales síntomas referidos por los pacientes
sometidos a cirugía cardiaca. Objetivos Describir el dolor y explicar la posible asociación …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a risk factor for postoperative lung
injury. Contradictory results have been published about leukocyte filtration (LF) because of …

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is poorly characterized in the critically ill. No prior studies
describe the burden of or outcomes associated with PH in a general medical intensive care …

Introduction Cardiac surgery is associated with post-operative reductions of functional
residual capacity (FRC). Manual hyperinflation (MH) aims to prevent airway plugging, and …

OBJECTIVE: The use of incentive spirometry (IS) is reported to prevent and treat
postoperative pulmonary complications. This study sought to use the theory of planned …