The usefulness of respiratory physiotherapy for the prevention of pulmonary complications after cardiac surgery remains unproved .
OBJECTIVE To assess whether respiratory physiotherapy prevents pulmonary complications after cardiac surgery .
Effects of conventional physiotherapy, continuous positive airway pressure and non‐invasive ventilatory support with bilevel positive airway pressure after coronary artery bypass grafting
Background : Coronary artery bypass graft ( CABG ) surgery with the use of mammary arteries is associated with severe alteration of lung function parameters . The purpose of the present study was to compare the effect on lung function tests of conventional physiotherapy using incentive spirometry ( IS ) with non‐invasive ventilation on continuous positive airway pressure ( CPAP ) and with non‐invasive ventilation on bilevel positive airway pressure ( BiPAP or NIV‐2P )
The usefulness of respiratory physiotherapy for the prevention of pulmonary complications after cardiac surgery remains unproved .
OBJECTIVE To assess whether respiratory physiotherapy prevents pulmonary complications after cardiac surgery .