Does Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) reduce the risk of PPCs, atelectasis, and pneumonia in patients undergoing abdominal surgery?
CPAP is effective in reducing postoperative pulmonary complications, atelectasis, and pneumonia in patients undergoing abdominal surgery.
This systematic review suggests that CPAP decreases the risk of PPCs, atelectasis, and pneumonia and supports its clinical use in patients undergoing abdominal surgery.
Ferreyra et al. (Tue,) studied this question.