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    Incentive spirometry

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    Acute chest syndrome of sickle cell disease[edit]

    Incentive spirometry may help patients with acute chest syndrome of sickle cell disease according to a small randomized controlled trial.[1] However, this topic has not been well researched and so is subject to false positive conclusions due to publication bias.

    Perioperative care[edit]

    Incentive spirometry does not clearly help reduce pulmonary complications during the perioperative care after coronary artery bypass grafting according to a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by the Cochrane Collaboration. [2]

    It is not clear that incentive spirometry is better than supervised deep breathing according to a randomized controlled trial.[3]

    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations[edit]

    Incentive spirometry may help patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease according to a small randomized controlled trial.[4] However, this topic has not been well researched and so is subject to false positive conclusions due to publication bias.

    References[edit]

    1. ↑ Bellet PS, Kalinyak KA, Shukla R, Gelfand MJ, Rucknagel DL (1995). "Incentive spirometry to prevent acute pulmonary complications in sickle cell diseases". N. Engl. J. Med. 333 (11): 699–703. PMID 7637747. [e]
    2. ↑ Freitas ER, Soares BG, Cardoso JR, Atallah AN (2007). "Incentive spirometry for preventing pulmonary complications after coronary artery bypass graft". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (3): CD004466. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD004466.pub2. PMID 17636760. Research Blogging.
    3. ↑ Stock MC, Downs JB, Gauer PK, Alster JM, Imrey PB (1985). "Prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications with CPAP, incentive spirometry, and conservative therapy". Chest 87 (2): 151–7. PMID 3881226. [e]
    4. ↑ Basoglu OK, Atasever A, Bacakoglu F (2005). "The efficacy of incentive spirometry in patients with COPD". Respirology 10 (3): 349–53. DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00716.x. PMID 15955148. Research Blogging.
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