Effectiveness of Acapella along with institutional based chest physiotherapy techniques on pulmonary functions and airway clearance in post-operative CABG patients.

Background: Patients undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery often develop pulmonary complications in the early post-operative period as result of decreased lung function and impaired cough. Conventional physiotherapy in early post-operative period aims at increasing lung volumes and airway clearance.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the addition of Acapella to conventional chest physiotherapy in improving lung volumes and secretion clearance in early post-operative CABG patients.

Management of incomplete regional anaesthesia in Germany: results of a nation-wide survey.

Background: Regional anaesthesia (RA) provides well-defined benefits with known attendant risks. However, incomplete blockade may introduce unanticipated risks depending on the compensatory measures employed. Until now, no data were available characterizing the pattern of response of German anaesthesiologists in this situation.

Current practice in regional anaesthesia in Germany.

Background And Objective: Several new techniques and agents (e.g. ropivacaine) have been introduced in regional anaesthesia to improve patients outcome and safety.