Upper abdominal surgeries are associated with postoperative pulmonary complications.
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative chest physiotherapy on the …

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Abdominal surgical procedures increase pulmonary
complication risks. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of chest …

BACKGROUND: Postoperative pulmonary complications in patients who undergo open
heart surgery are serious life-threatening conditions. Few studies have investigated the …

Introduction This randomized controlled study evaluated the clinical benefit and
physiological effects of prophylactic chest physiotherapy in open major abdominal surgery …

Objective: To determine the effect of early postoperative mobilization combined with chest
physical therapy in preventing post-op pulmonary complications after upper abdominal …

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Abdominal surgical procedures increase pulmonary
complication risks. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of chest …

Pulmonary complications such as atelectasis and bronchopulmonary infections after surgery
are important causes of mortality and morbidity. Chest physiotherapy techniques have been …

This article reviews the evidence that chest physiotherapy is effective in the prevention and
treatment of pulmonary complications after major abdominal and thoracic surgery. There is …

Summary 330 non-smoking patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery were included
in a randomised study to investigate the value of routine provision of post-operative chest …

Following major surgery pulmonary complications are an important cause of postoperative
morbidity, contributing to significant increases in length of hospital stay, overall hospital …