Effects of cardiothoracic physiotherapy on intrapulmonary shunt in abdominal surgical patients

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 297-303

  Ntoumenopoulos, George ^a   Greenwood, Kenneth ^b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Physical therapy; Post operative complications; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; GAS EXCHANGE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; LUNG CLEARANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0030468055     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60394-9     Document Type: Article

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