Inspiratory training and immediate lung recovery after resective pulmonary surgery: a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prompt and uneventful recovery after resective pulmonary surgery benefits patients by decreasing length and total costs of hospital stay. Postoperative physiotherapy has been shown to be advantageous for patient recovery in several studies and lately inspiratory muscle training (IMT) physiotherapy has been used also in thoracic patients. This randomized controlled trial intended to evaluate whether IMT is an efficient and feasible method of physiotherapy compared to water bottle positive expiratory physiotherapy (PEP) immediately after lung resections.

Methods

Forty-two patients were randomly allocated into two intervention groups: water bottle PEP (n=20) and IMT group (n=22). Patients were given physiotherapeutic guidance once a day and patients were also instruc

SUBMITTER: Lahteenmaki S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7711407 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature