Quit two months before the abdominal and thoracic surgery halved pulmonary complications

-workshop on respiratory rehabilitation –

-this cessation pressure decreases mortality and hospital stay for patients, generating savings for the system health.

– quit 1-2 weeks before undergoing this type of surgery but produce more respiratory problems than in those patients who are still smoking.

-SORECAR, subsidiary of the Spanish society of rehabilitation and physical medicine (SERMEF), emphasizes that train respiratory muscles can reach the operating room under optimal conditions and prevent complications.

Madrid, January 2012.- The cessation analysed eight weeks before undergoing thoracic and abdominal surgery reduces pulmonary complications in half, thus reducing mortality and hospital stay for patients likely to be affected, by reducing costs to the health system.

These assertions have been performed by Dr. Guillermo Miranda, Physiatrist in the unit of rehabilitation Cardiorespitario of the Hospital Universitario Insular of Gran Canaria during the 11th course Teórico-Práctico the Spanish society of Cardio-respiratory rehabilitation (SORECAR) held in Madrid during yesterday, Thursday 26, and today, Friday January 27.

SORECAR, subsidiary of the Spanish society of physical medicine and rehabilitation (SERMEF), is a scientific and professional organization non-profit that aims to bring together all the medical rehabilitation, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and nurses interested in the field of rehabilitation temporarily to promote the study and development of cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitationin order to minimize disability and improve the quality of life of patients.

During his speech, the specialist has stressed that the cessation eight weeks prior to surgery reduces pulmonary complications in half and has indicated, however, that has been further complications in patients who quit smoking 1-2 weeks before surgery than those who are still smoking ”.

In addition, the expert pointed out that poor exercise capacity, evil nutritional status, and be at least 70 years, among other reasons, ” also leads to a significant incidence of respiratory complications
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the President of the Sociedad Española of rehabilitation temporarily (SORECAR), Ester Marco, points out that the rehabilitation is one of the strategies recommended by the international scientific community to prevent complications of cardiothoracic surgery ”. The general physical conditioning and training of the breathing muscles allow patients to reach the operating room in optimal conditions ”, stresses.

In this regard, responsible for SORECAR says that is important to follow a programme suited to the needs of each patient from immediate post-operative until weeks after the surgery ”.

In more specialized centres, rehabilitation plays an important role in the management of these patients, but in other areas, rehabilitation intervention is very casual. Research on techniques and interventions, as well as the training of rehabilitation and physical therapists in this area is crucial to provide a medicine of quality to our society ”, concludes.