Background There is a need for robust, clearly defined, patient-relevant outcome measures
for use in randomised trials in perioperative medicine. Our objective was to establish …

Respiratory physiotherapists have a key role within the integrated care continuum of patients
with respiratory diseases. The current narrative review highlights the profession's diversity …

Background Patients with COPD present a major recruitment of the inspiratory muscles,
predisposing to chest incoordination, increasing the degree of dyspnea and impairing their …

Purpose Up to 30% of patients undergoing abdominal surgery suffer from postoperative
pulmonary complications. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analyses was to …

Background Perioperative infection and sepsis are of fundamental concern to perioperative
clinicians. However, standardised endpoints are either poorly defined or not routinely …

Background: Currently, consensus on the effectiveness of incentive spirometry (IS) following
cardiac, thoracic, and upper abdominal surgery has been based on randomized controlled …

Background Despite the unequivocal role of progressive mobilization in post-surgical patient
management, its specific effects and timing, particularly after abdominal surgery, remain …

Introduction and aims Patients in intensive care unit are susceptible to complications due to
different causes (underlying disease, immobilisation, infection risk…). The current main …

Background The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value for NSCLC patients
who were scheduled to receive lung cancer radical resection. Methods In this cohort study …

Background Upper abdominal surgery (UAS) has the potential to cause post-operative
pulmonary complications (PPCs). In the absence of high-quality research regarding post …