NCT00596778

Chest Physiotherapy on Immediate Postoperative in Patients Submitted to High Abdominal Surgery

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 31 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 72 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Conditions

• Abdominal Surgery
• Spirometry
• Chest Physiotherapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	chest 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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-02-01
• Primary completion: 2004-12-01
• Completion: 2004-12-01
• First posted: 2008-01-17
• Last updated: 2008-01-17