Abstract:Background and Aims- Respiratory complications account to majority of post-operative outcomes after abdominal surgeries. Data on exact
prevalence and probability after different surgeries is scanty. Aim of our study is to evaluate pre and post operative differences objectively by using
spirometry in patients undergoing upper abdominal laparoscopic and laparotomy surgeries.
Methods- Seventy-one patients consecutively undergoing surgeries were enrolled, of which 36 underwent laparoscopic and rest open laparotomy… Show more
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