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 …

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: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is a surgical procedure to restore
normal blood flow to the heart by bypassing obstructed coronary arteries. The goal of …

A best evidence topic in thoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The
question addressed was whether incentive spirometry is a useful intervention for patients …

Background Following thoracotomy, patients frequently receive routine respiratory
physiotherapy which may include incentive spirometry, a breathing technique characterised …

A comparative study on the effects of incentive spirometry and deep breathing exercise on
pulmonary functions after uncomplicate Page 1 63 Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & …

Objective: Although incentive spirometry (IS) is frequently used to prevent postoperative
pulmonary complications, its efficacy in patients with COPD has not been documented. The …

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 …

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 …

Purpose: to assess the impact of the additional respiratory physical therapy (PT) on the
indicators of therapeutic alliance formation in terms of inpatient PT. Design: randomized …