Chest physiotherapy during immediate postoperative period among patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery: Randomized clinical trial

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 269-273

  Manzano, Roberta Munhoz ^a,b,c   De Carvalho, Celso Ricardo Fernandes ^b   Saraiva Romanholo, Beatriz Mangueira ^b   Vieira, Joaquim Edson ^b  

^a Faculdades Integradas de Bauru   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anesthesia recovery period; Physical therapy (specialty); Postoperative period; Spirometry; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPERATION DURATION; OXYGEN HEMOGLOBIN SATURATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SPIROMETRY; VISUAL ANALOG PAIN SCALE;

EID: 58149463219     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802008000500005     Document Type: Article

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