Does physiotherapy reduce the incidence of postoperative complications in patients following pulmonary resection via thoracotomy? a protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Open Access
- 18 July 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Vol. 3 (1), 48
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-3-48
Abstract
No abstract availableKeywords
This publication has 40 references indexed in Scilit:
- Hand-Held Dynamometry in Persons with TetraplegiaAmerican Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2005
- Shoulder-Girdle Strength after Standard and Lateral Muscle-Sparing ThoracotomyThe Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 2001
- Acute and chronic morbidity differences between muscle-sparing and standard lateral thoracotomiesThe Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1996
- Intrarater and interrater reliability of three isometric dynamometers in assessing shoulder strengthJournal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 1996
- The incidence of pulmonary complications in patients not receiving prophylactic chest physiotherapy after cardiac surgeryPhysiotherapy Theory and Practice, 1995
- Prevalence of Chronic Pain after Pulmonary Resection by Thoracotomy or Video-Assisted Thoracic SurgerySurvey of Anesthesiology, 1994
- Are breathing and coughing exercises necessary after coronary artery surgery?Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 1994
- Three different mask physiotherapy regimens for prevention of post-operative pulmonary complications after heart and pulmonary surgeryIntensive Care Medicine, 1993
- Determinants of hospital charges for coronary artery bypass surgery: The economic consequences of postoperative complicationsThe American Journal of Cardiology, 1990
- Physiotherapy after coronary artery surgery: are breathing exercises necessary?Thorax, 1989