Does physiotherapy reduce the incidence of postoperative complications in patients following pulmonary resection via thoracotomy? A protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Reeve, Julie C ^a,d   Nicol, Kristine ^b   Stiller, Kathy ^c   McPherson, Kathryn M ^a   Denehy, Linda ^d  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG RESECTION; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG DISEASES; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49249127176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-3-48     Document Type: Article

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