STACKED INSPIRATORY SPIROMETRY REDUCES PULMONARY SHUNT IN PATIENTS AFTER CORONARY-ARTERY BYPASS

Authors
STRIDER D TURNER D EGLOFF MB BURNS SM TRUWIT JD
Citation
D. Strider et al., STACKED INSPIRATORY SPIROMETRY REDUCES PULMONARY SHUNT IN PATIENTS AFTER CORONARY-ARTERY BYPASS, Chest, 106(2), 1994, pp. 391-395
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
106
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
391 - 395
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1994)106:2<391:SISRPS>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Atelectasis is a major factor in postoperative morbidity for patients undergoing cardiopulmonary surgery. We evaluated the effectiveness of stacked inspiratory spirometry (STIS) in 17 patients status postcorona ry artery bypass graft in a nonrandomized fashion. We measured pulmona ry shunt as an endpoint, and compared the magnitudes before and after the STIS maneuver. Our results showed an 8.66 percent reduction in pul monary shunt (p<0.05). The reduction in shunt was modest; however, rep etitive maneuvers might result in greater improvement.