Respiratory Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
lung boost exerciser and conventional physical therapy programme
Sponsors
Faculty of Physical Therapy at Cairo University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Sixty Patients undergoing upper abdominal surgeries. - Their age ranging from 25 to 40 years old from both genders. - All patients will be subjected to clinical and general examination. - All patients will have a good educational level enabled them to understand written words, numbers, and orders for procedures of assessment and treatment by the same physical therapist. - All patients will enter the study having their informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - The patients excluded Participants who were haemo-dynamically unstable. - Symptomatic heart disease, including congestive heart failure, arrhythmia or myocardial infarction diagnosed within the three months. - Chronic debilitating conditions, rib fractures, thoracic vertebra fracture, acute pleuritic chest pain. - Those who did not give their consents for the study. - Patients suffering from psychological, cognitive, or emotional disturbance. - Patients with any previous pulmonary complications. - Uncooperative patients who are unable to follow the instructions for using lung boost exerciser.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maximum inspiratory pressure , Maximum expiratory pressure , and Peak pressure Pmax using respiratory pressure meter | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sniff nasal inspiratory pressure using respiratory pressure meter | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactMARWA ABDELHAMID
Lecturer of physical therapy for Surgery at Cairo University
Outcome results
None listed