Journal of Perioperative Medicine
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Eman M Ashmawy

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• Research Article
  Arterial Blood Gases Response to Incentive Spirometry Versus Continuous Positive Airway Pressure breathing After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
  Author(s): Shehab M Abd El-Kader and Eman M AshmawyShehab M Abd El-Kader and Eman M Ashmawy
  
  Background: Postoperative respiratory complications such as hypoxemia and atelectasis remain important causes of mortality after CABG. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the changes in arterial blood gases after the use of incentive spirometry (IS) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) during intensive care unit period, after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) also to provide an idea about which of them is more effective method following coronary artery bypass surgery in intensive care unit. Methods: 30 volunteer patients’ (22 males and 8 females) who had coronary artery bypass surgery participated in this study and they were randomly selected from surgical department at intensive care unit (ICU) in National Heart Institute, Egypt, their ages ranged from 45 to 55 years. Participants were ran.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2684-1290.18.1.104

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