Effect of Incentive Spirometry on Postoperative Hypoxemia and Pulmonary Complications After Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Pantel H, Hwang J, Brams D, Schnelldorfer T, Nepomnayshy D. Effect of Incentive Spirometry on Postoperative Hypoxemia and Pulmonary Complications After Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surgery 2017, 152: 422-428. PMID: 28097332, PMCID: PMC5831447, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative pulmonary complicationsPulmonary complicationsIncentive spirometryBariatric surgeryPostoperative hypoxemiaPostoperative hoursSaO2 levelsClinical trialsTest groupRandomized noninferiority clinical trialTertiary referral teaching hospitalArterial oxygen saturation levelsFrequency of hypoxemiaMean SaO2 levelsPostoperative incentive spirometryCombination of obesityReferral teaching hospitalStandard of careNoninferiority clinical trialSignificant differencesOxygen saturation levelsEvaluable populationBaseline characteristicsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcome