Implementation of a guideline for physical therapy in the postoperative period of upper abdominal surgery reduces the incidence of atelectasis and length of hospital stay

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 69-77

  Possa, S Souza ^a,b   Amador, C Braga ^a   Costa, A Meira ^a   Sakamoto, E Takahama ^a   Kondo, C Seiko ^a,c   Vasconcellos, A L Maida ^a   de Brito, C M Moran ^a   Yamaguti, W Pereira ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SÍRIO LIBANÊS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atelectasis; Early ambulation; Guideline; Hospitalization; Modalities; Physical therapy; Postoperative care; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPIROMETRY; STUDY DESIGN; TREATMENT PLANNING; UPPER ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMEN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULMONARY ATELECTASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMEN; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY ATELECTASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904553259     PISSN: 08732159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rppneu.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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