Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Does incentive spirometry enhance recovery after thoracic surgery?
Answer: Pulmonary complications after lung and esophagus surgery were relatively low. The addition of IS to PT did not further reduce pulmonary complications or hospital stay. Although we cannot rule out beneficial effects in a subgroup of high-risk patients, routine use of IS after thoracic surgery seems to be ineffective.
Output (English): no