Strategies to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications after noncardiothoracic surgery: Systematic review for the American College of Physicians

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 144, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 596-608

  Lawrence, Valerie A ^a   Cornell, John E ^a   Smetana, Gerald W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLEGE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; LAPAROSCOPY; LUNG DISEASE; MALNUTRITION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PAIN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; SPIROMETRY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX SURGERY; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGERY;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LUNG DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 33646008871     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-144-8-200604180-00011     Document Type: Review

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