The efficacy of postoperative incentive spirometry is influenced by the device-specific imposed work of breathing

Chest

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1858-1864

  Weindler, Josef ^a   Kiefer, Ralph Thomas ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Incentive spirometry; Inspiratory capacity; Maximal sustained inspiration; Respiratory care; Work of breathing

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG COMPLICATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PNEUMOTACHYGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY CARE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPIROMETRY; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 0034885887     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.119.6.1858     Document Type: Article

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