Chest physiotherapy and breathing exercises for cardiac surgery patients in Sweden - A national survey of practice

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 112-119

  Westerdahl, Elisabeth ^a,b,c   Olsén, M Fagevik ^d,e  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breathing exercises; Physiotherapy; Postoperative care; Questionnaire; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WARD; SWEDEN; THORAX SURGERY; BREATHING; CHEST WALL VIBRATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COUGHING SUPPORT; DEEP BREATHING EXERCISE; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE VENTILATOR; POSTURAL DRAINAGE; PURSED LIPS BREATHING; STUDY DESIGN; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 80053201485     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: 2465101X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2011.223     Document Type: Article

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