A pilot study of the incidence of post-thoracotomy pulmonary complications and the effectiveness of pre-thoracotomy physiotherapy patient education

Physiotherapy Canada

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-74

  Reid, Julie C ^a   Jamieson, Anne ^b   Bond, Jennifer ^c   Versi, Bashir M ^d   Nagar, Arpit ^d   Ng, Bernard H K ^e   Moreland, Julie D ^d  

^a HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Grand River Physiotherapy ^*  (Canada)

^c ROYAL JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education; Postoperative pulmonary complications; Preoperative physiotherapy; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749335593     PISSN: 03000508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/physio.62.1.66     Document Type: Article

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