Key result
Preoperative and postoperative pulmonary therapy markedly reduced postoperative morbidity and mortality due to pulmonary complications in poor risk surgery patients compared to no treatment.
Why the study?
Does preoperative and postoperative pulmonary therapy reduce postoperative morbidity and mortality in poor risk surgery patients?
Population
Surgery patients identified as 'poor risk'
Comparison
Preoperative and postoperative treatment… vs Nontreated 'poor risk' patients and a group of…
Design
Cohort, Randomly selected
Follow-up
Postoperative
Authors
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Supports pulmonary therapy in high-risk surgery; leaves open need for RCTs to confirm benefit and guide practice.
RCT
Randomly selected
Does preoperative and postoperative pulmonary therapy reduce postoperative morbidity and mortality in poor risk surgery patients?
Preoperative and postoperative pulmonary therapy reduces pulmonary complications and mortality in high-risk surgical patients.
M. Stein (1970) conducted an RCT in Surgery patients at poor risk for pulmonary complications. Preoperative and postoperative pulmonary therapy (smoking cessation, bronchodilators, antibiotics, humidified gases, postural drainage, chest physiotherapy) vs. Nontreated poor risk patients was evaluated on Postoperative morbidity and mortality due to pulmonary complications. Preoperative and postoperative pulmonary therapy markedly reduced postoperative morbidity and mortality due to pulmonary complications in poor risk surgery patients compared to no treatment.
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