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Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training Using an Electronic Device on Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract Background Cardiac surgery causes pathophysiological changes that favor the occurrence of pulmonary and functional complications. Objective To investigate the effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) with an electronic device on patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Methods A randomized...

Apoplejía hipofisaria en posoperatorio inmediato de cirugía cardiaca: a propósito de un caso

Rev. chil. anest; 47 (3), 2018
Pituitary apoplexy is caused by ischemia or hemorrhage and is considered a medical emergency. A percentage of undiagnosed pituitary adenomas may be diagnosed in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery. The clinical picture is a consequence of the increase in pressure which causes compression on cereb...

Pressões respiratórias máximas na predição de risco pós-operatório em cirurgia cardíaca

Predictive capacity of risk indices in pulmonary resections

Pulmonary and cardiac complications are known to be the most frequent causes of morbidity and mortality after thoracic surgery. We attempted to correlate the relationship between the complications with preoperatively cardiac, pulmonary and cardiopulmonary risk indices in patients undergoing pulmonary res...