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Effect of an Incentive Spirometer Patient Reminder After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Friday, April 12, 2019

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: JAMA Surgery

Source URL: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/2730077

Author(s)

Adam E. M. Eltorai, Grayson L. Baird, Ashley Szabo Eltorai, Terrance T. Healey, Saurabh Agarwal, Corey E. Ventetuolo, Thomas J. Martin, Jane Chen, Layla Kazemi, Catherine A. Keable, Emily Diaz, Joshua Pangborn, Jordan Fox, Kevin Connors, Frank W. Sellke, Jack A. Elias, Alan H. Daniels

The debate over the utility of postoperative incentive spirometry continues. In this instance, the use of a high-tech incentive spirometer that included audible reminders and use tracking was associated with clinical benefit.