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The main goal of physiotherapy post-upper abdominal surgery (UAS) is to expedite recovery from the surgery by avoiding or remediating postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) and offering physical rehabilitation to ease the process of returning to premorbid status. The present study aimed to survey physiotherapists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) about their clinical practice in the assessment and management of patients having upper abdominal surgery.

The current study adopted a novel anonymous online survey to explore the current practice among physiotherapists in the UAE. The Research Ethics Committee approved the study, and a questionnaire was borrowed from a previous study with similar objectives completed in Australia. The questionnaire had 51 questions cutting across 7 sections that investigated the assessment tools and interventions and explored current practice …