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[Pulmonary function in heart surgery patients]. 1990

I Simková, and I Riecanský, and P Kristúfek

Subkatedry kardiológe ILF, v Bratislava.

In patients undergoing open-heart surgery pulmonary functions can be deranged by primary cardiac disorders, associated chronic pulmonary disease, as well as by other factors, such as obesity and smoking. Cardiac surgery involves a complex of several factors adversely affecting pulmonary functions, i.e. the cardiosurgical procedure itself, extracorporeal circulation, anesthesia, postoperative pain, delayed chest physiotherapy, immobilization of the patient. There is a direct correlation between pulmonary functions and postoperative pulmonary complications. The paper analyzes postoperative pulmonary complications and their causes, as well as possibilities of identifying of the patients at risk, and it evaluates the value of pulmonary function testing in this process. The possibilities of prophylaxis and prevention of pulmonary complications in the preoperative, peroperative, and postoperative period are surveyed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008171	Lung Diseases	Pathological processes involving any part of the LUNG.	Pulmonary Diseases,Disease, Pulmonary,Diseases, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Disease,Disease, Lung,Diseases, Lung,Lung Disease
D006348	Cardiac Surgical Procedures	Surgery performed on the heart.	Cardiac Surgical Procedure,Heart Surgical Procedure,Heart Surgical Procedures,Procedure, Cardiac Surgical,Procedure, Heart Surgical,Procedures, Cardiac Surgical,Procedures, Heart Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Cardiac,Surgical Procedure, Heart,Surgical Procedures, Cardiac,Surgical Procedures, Heart
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000758	Anesthesia	A state characterized by loss of feeling or sensation. This depression of nerve function is usually the result of pharmacologic action and is induced to allow performance of surgery or other painful procedures.
D012307	Risk Factors	An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.	Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor
D015656	Respiratory Mechanics	The physical or mechanical action of the LUNGS; DIAPHRAGM; RIBS; and CHEST WALL during respiration. It includes airflow, lung volume, neural and reflex controls, mechanoreceptors, breathing patterns, etc.	Breathing Mechanics,Breathing Mechanic,Mechanic, Breathing,Mechanic, Respiratory,Mechanics, Breathing,Mechanics, Respiratory,Respiratory Mechanic