Chest physiotherapy after coronary artery bypass graft surgery - A comparison of three different deep breathing techniques

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 79-84

  Westerdahl, E ^a   Lindmark, B ^b   Almgren, S O ^a   Tenling, A ^b  

^a ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass; Physical therapy; Positive pressure respiration; Post operative complications; Respiratory function tests; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOW BOTTLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEVICE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INSPIRATORY RESISTANCE POSITIVE EXPIRATORY PRESSURE MASK; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL CAPACITY;

AGED; BREATHING EXERCISES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035046484     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/165019701750098920     Document Type: Article

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