Effect of Oscillation and Pulmonary Expansion Therapy on Pulmonary Outcomes after Cardiac Surgery

• Main Authors: Christopher D. Williams (Author), Kirsten M. Holbrook (Author), Aryan Shiari (Author), Ali A. Zaied (Author), Hussam Z. Al-Sharif (Author), Abdul R. Rishi (Author), Ryan D. Frank (Author), Adel S. Zurob (Author), Muhammad A. Rishi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Oscillation and pulmonary expansion (OPE) therapy can decrease postoperative pulmonary complications in a general surgical population, but its effect after cardiac surgery has not been reported, to our knowledge. We hypothesized that using an OPE device after cardiac surgery before extub...