Study: NCT01993602

Intervention type: PROCEDURE
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: Breathing exercises
Description: The intervention groups (CPAP, VIS, FIS and DB) used the specific device (or not) according to the group allocation.~The intervention was performed 3 times per day, from 1 to 5 postoperative day. Patients performed 5 sets of 10 repetitions of the specific breathing exercise, with 30 seconds rest between each set.~The sessions were held in the morning, early afternoon and early evening, always supervised by a physiotherapist.~Before starting each session, the patient reported the sensation of pain, and if he quantify pain intensity more than 3 in the visual numeric scale (0 to 10) was asked the doctor to administer analgesics aiming that him to perform properly the breathing exercise.

Intervention type: PROCEDURE
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: Breathing exercises
Description: The intervention groups (CPAP, VIS, FIS and DB) used the specific device (or not) according to the group allocation.~The intervention was performed 3 times per day, from 1 to 5 postoperative day. Patients performed 5 sets of 10 repetitions of the specific breathing exercise, with 30 seconds rest between each set.~The sessions were held in the morning, early afternoon and early evening, always supervised by a physiotherapist.~Before starting each session, the patient reported the sensation of pain, and if he quantify pain intensity more than 3 in the visual numeric scale (0 to 10) was asked the doctor to administer analgesics aiming that him to perform properly the breathing exercise.

Intervention type: PROCEDURE
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: Breathing exercises
Description: The intervention groups (CPAP, VIS, FIS and DB) used the specific device (or not) according to the group allocation.~The intervention was performed 3 times per day, from 1 to 5 postoperative day. Patients performed 5 sets of 10 repetitions of the specific breathing exercise, with 30 seconds rest between each set.~The sessions were held in the morning, early afternoon and early evening, always supervised by a physiotherapist.~Before starting each session, the patient reported the sensation of pain, and if he quantify pain intensity more than 3 in the visual numeric scale (0 to 10) was asked the doctor to administer analgesics aiming that him to perform properly the breathing exercise.

Intervention type: PROCEDURE
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: Breathing exercises
Description: The intervention groups (CPAP, VIS, FIS and DB) used the specific device (or not) according to the group allocation.~The intervention was performed 3 times per day, from 1 to 5 postoperative day. Patients performed 5 sets of 10 repetitions of the specific breathing exercise, with 30 seconds rest between each set.~The sessions were held in the morning, early afternoon and early evening, always supervised by a physiotherapist.~Before starting each session, the patient reported the sensation of pain, and if he quantify pain intensity more than 3 in the visual numeric scale (0 to 10) was asked the doctor to administer analgesics aiming that him to perform properly the breathing exercise.