Is preoperative physiotherapy/pulmonary rehabilitation beneficial in lung resection patients?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 300-302

  Nagarajan, Kumaresan ^a   Bennett, Ashley ^a   Agostini, Paula ^a   Naidu, Babu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lung resection; Preoperative physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; BENCHMARKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052554606     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.264507     Document Type: Article

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