Eight years have passed since the publication of the only guideline on cardiac rehabilitation
(CR) in Japan,“Guidelines for rehabilitation in patients with cardiovascular disease (JCS …

Objective To determine whether preoperative inspiratory muscle training was associated
with a significant difference in the rate of postoperative pulmonary adverse outcomes in …

Postoperative pneumonia (POP) is prevalent in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery,
associated with poor clinical outcomes, prolonged hospital stay and increased medical …

Of the clinical practice guideline of the Japanese Circulation Society concerning aortic
diseases, the Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Dissection (first edition) were …

This review aims to appraise the role of physiotherapy care in patients submitted to
pulmonary surgery, in preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative phases. Pulmonary …

Results: A total of 16 articles (492 participants) fulfilled the selection criteria (mean quality
score in the PEDro scale of 5.9). Compared with control groups, IRT groups showed …

Objectives Although, pre-operative inspiratory muscle training has been investigated and
reported to be an effective strategy to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications, the …

Objectives We aim to describe on the role of exercise in preparation for cancer treatments
(prehabilitation) that include surgery and neoadjuvant or nonsurgical approaches. We …

Background Upper abdominal surgical treatment may reduce respiratory muscle function
and mucociliary clearance, which might be a cause of postoperative pulmonary …

Introduction Smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated
with an increased risk of post-operative pulmonary complications (PPCs) following lung …