Chest physiotherapy with positive expiratory pressure breathing after abdominal and thoracic surgery: A systematic review: Review Article

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 261-267

  Örman, Jenny ^a   Westerdahl, E ^b,c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; BREATHING EXERCISE; FACE MASK; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPIROMETRY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; VENTILATOR;

ABDOMEN; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THORAX;

EID: 76349113558     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02143.x     Document Type: Review

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