Cost-effectiveness analysis of prophylactic respiratory physiotherapy in pulmonary lobectomy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 216-220

  Varela, Gonzalo ^a   Ballesteros, Esther ^a   Jiménez, Marcelo F ^a   Novoa, Nuria ^a   Aranda, José L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chest physiotherapy; Postoperative morbidity; Pulmonary lobectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATELECTASIS; BODY MASS; BREATHING EXERCISE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG LOBECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NURSING CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALARY; SPIROMETRY;

AGED; ATELECTASIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 31044451403     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.11.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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