Continuous positive airway pressure for treatment of respiratory complications after abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2008
Objective:We evaluated the potential benefit of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to prevent postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs), atelectasis, pneumonia, and intubation in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.Summary Background Data:PPCs are common during the postoperative p
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