Background: Patients submitted to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery present
higher risk to develop pulmonary complications, such as atelectasia, pneumonia and pleural …

BACKGROUND: The use of the incentive spirometry (IS) with expiratory positive airway
pressure (EPAP) to prevent postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) after coronary …

Background and Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the addition
of incentive spirometry (IS) to postoperative pulmonary physical therapy is more effective …

Background: Pulmonary complications are important causes of morbidity and fatalities
among patients subject to cardiac surgery. The respiratory physiotherapy has been aiding in …

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review to evaluate the evidence of the use of incentive
spirometry (IS) for the prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications and for the …

Background Although the use of incentive spirometry with a deep breathing exercise (DBE)
is widely used in clinical practice in patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass …

Objective: To compare the effects of deep breathing exercises (DBE) and the flow-oriented
incentive spirometry (IS) in patients undergone coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) …

Introduction: The assessment of patient satisfaction with the received physical therapy (PT)
is a necessary part of PT system analysis. The purpose of the study was to investigate the …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of incentive spirometer (IS)
and active cycle of breathing techniques (ACBT) following coronary artery bypass graft …

Aims To assess the effect of nurse‐guided use of incentive spirometer on postoperative
oxygenation and pulmonary complications after coronary artery bypass graft surgery …