Cough following general anaesthesia and abdominal surgery.
Postoperative chest infection is a common complication of general surgery. We have assessed some of the risk factors implicated and reviewed the role of the cough reflex in the immediate postoperative period.
Dilworth
J P
JP
Department of Medicine, Westminster Hospital, London, U.K.
Pounsford
J C
JC
D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000503:physiopathology; D002211:Capsaicin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003371:Cough / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012307:Risk Factors
D002211:Capsaicin