Background Incentive spirometry (IS) is a treatment technique that uses a mechanical device
to reduce pulmonary complications during postoperative care. This is an update of a …

Background We evaluated if incentive spirometry volume (ISV) and peak expiratory flow rate
(PEFR) could predict acute respiratory failure (ARF) in patients with rib fractures. Methods …

Purpose: to identify the accuracy of the single-breath counting test to determine slow vital
capacity in hospitalized patients and to evaluate the repeatability of the same examiner …

Study objective Volume controlled ventilation with low PEEP is used in neuro-anesthesia to
provide constant PaCO 2 levels and prevent raised intracranial pressure. Therefore …

ABSTRACT Study Objective To determine the effect of an abdominal binder on recovery
after laparoscopic surgery in patients with gynecologic disease. Design A randomized …

Objetivo analisar o papel do tempo máximo de fonação (TMF) como método de avaliação
da capacidade vital lenta (CVL) ea possível correlação entre essas variáveis. Métodos trata …

Purpose When utilizing breathing for speech, the rate and volume of inhalation, as well as
the rate of exhalation during the utterance, seem to be largely governed by the speech …

Objetivo: Comparar o impacto de duas estratégias de fast track quanto ao momento de
extubação e retirada da ventilação mecânica invasiva de adultos no pós-operatório …

Objectives Subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block and paravertebral block
(PVB) offer postoperative analgesia for laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery …

Purpose: to evaluate if there is a correlation between the slow vital capacity and the
maximum phonation time by techinique of couting numbers and if it is possible from the …