Journal article
A Pilot Study of the Incidence of Post-thoracotomy Pulmonary Complications and the Effectiveness of Pre-thoracotomy Physiotherapy Patient Education
Abstract
PURPOSE: To estimate the incidence and examine the pattern of post-thoracotomy pulmonary complications (PPC) that are amenable to physiotherapy treatment and to estimate the effect size of a pre-thoracotomy physiotherapy education session compared to no preoperative physiotherapy for reducing PPC.
METHODS: Forty-two patients undergoing thoracotomy participated in this two-group retrospective-prospective cohort study. The preop group (n=22) …
Authors
Reid JC; Jamieson A; Bond J; Versi BM; Nagar A; Ng BHK; Moreland JD
Journal
Physiotherapy Canada, Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 66–74
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
January 2010
DOI
10.3138/physio.62.1.66
ISSN
0300-0508