Over the past two decades there has been a steady evolution in the practice of adult cardiac
surgery with the introduction of “off-pump” surgery. However, respiratory complications …

Whenever possible, the recommendations listed in this document are evidence based.
Articles reviewed in this guideline revision covered evidence from the past 10 years through …

Introduction Despite the warnings of health hazards of cigarette smoking, still one third of the
population in industrial countries smoke. This review was conducted with the aim of …

BACKGROUND: Unlike preoperative events, the influence of intraoperative or postoperative
events on respiratory failure after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains unclear …

Objective This study aimed to investigate nasal mucociliary clearance in acutely ill patients
who were clinically stable and had no airway manipulation. Design Prospective clinical …

Background—Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with increased
in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). Long …

Objective: To analyze whether tobacco smoking is related to nosocomial infection,
admission to the intensive care unit, in-hospital death, and length of stay. Design: A …

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been conventionally
associated with increased operative mortality and morbidity after coronary artery bypass …

BACKGROUND: Limited data are available on long-term mortality and morbidity of patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and ischemic heart disease. We …

Objective This study assesses the impact of COPD on the long-term outcome of patients
undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods Between 1991 and 1993, 37 …