Does the addition of deep breathing exercises to physiotherapy-directed early mobilisation alter patient outcomes following high-risk open upper abdominal surgery? Cluster randomised controlled trial

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 187-193

  Silva, Y R ^a   Li, S K ^a   Rickard, M J F X ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Breathing exercises; Early mobilisation; Postoperative pulmonary complications

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; BREATHING EXERCISES; EARLY MOBILISATION; POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS;

ABDOMEN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREATHING EXERCISES; EARLY AMBULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84881029981     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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