Abdominal Surgery, Chest Physiotherapy, Spirometry
Conditions
Keywords
Physical therapy specialty, Postoperative period. Abdominal surgery, Anesthesia recovery period, Spirometry
Brief summary
Abdominal surgical procedures can increase risks of pulmonary complications.The aim of the study was to evaluate the benefits of an early intervention of chest physiotherapy during immediate post-operative in patients submitted to elective abdominal surgery.
Detailed description
Thirty-one adults were randomly assigned to control and chest physiotherapy groups. Spirometry, pulse oximetry and anamneses were performed before (pre-operative) and in the second post-operative day. Chest physiotherapy group received treatment at the post-anesthesia unit care and control group did not. Chest physiotherapy improved oxygen-hemoglobin saturation in elective post-operative abdominal surgeries.
Interventions
OTHERchest physiotherapy
The protocol consisted of breathing exercises during 30 minutes and included: passive and localized exercises, deep diaphragmatic breathing and exercises of chest wall expansion.
Sponsors
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
University of Sao Paulo
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 72 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Pre-operative for elective upper abdominal surgery, such as - hernia repair, gall bladder or large bowel removal, exploratory laparotomy, and submitted to general anesthesia or other interventions in abdominal cavity accomplished by conventional laparotomy
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with indication of liver transplant or bearers of aneurysm of any arterial segment. * Patients submitted to video-laparoscopy surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effective of chest physiotherapy before and after surgery | 3 days (before surgery - second post operative) |
Outcome results
None listed