title: Incentive spirometry after abdominal surgery.
abstract: Patients face various possible complications after abdominal surgery. This article examines best practice in guiding and teaching them how to use an incentive spirometer to facilitate recovery and prevent respiratory complications.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: Suja P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013147:Spirometry / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*