Background Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) are the most frequently observed
complications following lung resection, of which pneumonia and atelectasis are the most …

Background Following thoracotomy, patients frequently receive routine respiratory
physiotherapy which may include incentive spirometry, a breathing technique characterised …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the recognition of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs)
following thoracotomy and lung resection using three PPC scoring tools. DESIGN …

C HRISTOVAO FERREIRA is undoubtedly one of the most controversial figures in the history
of Jesuit mission work in Japan, or, for that matter, in the whole world. His apostasy in 1633 …

Background: Access to reliable and accurate digital health web-based resources is crucial.
However, the lack of dedicated search engines for non-English languages, such as French …

In the midst of the seething traffic of the metropolis, Tokyo, on the main road joining the
capital with Yokohama, lies a plot of land that is especially sacred to Tokyo's Catholics. In …

Eine wertvolle Neuerscheinung, die fiAr den Philologen in gleicher Weise wie fuir den
Missionshistoriker von Interesse sein diirfte. Wohl das wesentlichste und unentbehrlichste …

Background Reduced activity is a routine observation following major surgery, however no
studies have yet measured or explored this. Causative factors include sedative drugs …

Background: Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) result in increased morbidity
and mortality after lung resection. Pulmonary risk factors such as predicted lung function …

Den meisten Lesern diirfte der Name des P. Kasui wohl unbekannt sein. Und doch gehort
dieser letzte japanische Jesuit der alten Japanmission zu den bedeutendsten Gestalten …