… To achieve this goal, it is recommended to educate patients about how important is to
learn the physical therapy techniques. These techniques could help improve the respiratory …

… Physical therapy before cardiac surgery, especially inspiratory muscle training and … with
this objective measure in perioperative studies involving cardiac surgical patients.33 Half-a-day …

… The studies typically concentrate on cardiopulmonary outcomes and the utilisation of
respiratory physical therapy as an intervention. These interventions have resulted in some …

… [5] was performed in 2012 in 8 trials of preoperative physical therapies in patients undergoing
elective cardiac surgery. They found a reduction in PPCs of atelectasis and pneumonia …

… the proposed physiotherapy treatment started in the … patients undergoing elective cardiac
surgery. The results obtained from the groups of patients treated by means of the physiotherapy …

… In the current literature regarding pre-operative exercise training in patients undergoing
elective major non-cardiac surgery, several issues were identified that we recommend are …

… this study shows that active preoperative physical activity can shorten postoperative hospital
… in patients with CABG. Our results support the point that preoperative exercise can shorten …

… Thoracic Surgeons (STS) score, that has limited predictive value in older persons. We aimed
assessing whether the Short Physical … in older patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. …

… In the univariate evaluation, we tested the following variables: preoperative physical and …
In conclusion, elective cardiac surgery improves the quality of life in patients older than 65 years…

… patient's own baseline (or better) health [10]. Several systematic reviews showed that physical
therapy before cardiac surgery … In cardiac surgical patients, preoperative 6MWT distance …