Preoperative respiratory training with incentive spirometry for the prevention of pulmonary complications after liver surgery- a randomized pilot trial (PreSpi Trial)
This pilot trial establishes the feasibility of a definitive randomized controlled trial to investigate the effect of short-term, self-conducted preoperative respiratory training on pulmonary function for the prevention of PPCs after hepatic resection.
Authors
- Jürgen Weitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5760-6391)
- Johannes Schweipert
- Michael Halank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9184-4799)
- Dirk Koschel
- Carina Riediger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1759-4891)
- Henriette M. Rangnick
- Esther Giehl-Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2216-0358)
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Marienhospital Stuttgart (DE)
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (DE)
- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (DE)
- Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-025-03903-5
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00