title: Prophylaxis of pulmonary complications following abdominal surgery, including atelectasis, ARDS, and pulmonary embolism.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000367:Age Factors; D000758:Anesthesia; D006801:Humans; D007384:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011187:Posture; D011300:Preoperative Care; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications; D012306:Risk; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications; D013997:Time Factors