NCT03971396

The Chest Physiotherapy and Breathing Exercises Management of Patients Following Open Heart Surgery: a National Survey of Practice in Turkey.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Chest physiotherapy and breathing exercises are an important non-pharmacological treatment modality in order to prevent and minimize postoperative respiratory complications in patients undergoing open heart surgery. Different respiratory techniques are used after cardiac surgery, but there is no opinion about which technique or exercise is effective. The purpose of this study, practical application of chest physiotherapy to patients who have had open heart surgery in Turkey and to identify methods of breathing exercises.

Detailed description

In this study, cardiovascular surgery in Turkey to employees or physiotherapist who worked in intensive care units was planned as e-mail or by reaching to answer the survey questions via telephone. The universe of study in Turkey cardiovascular surgery physiotherapists are all actively working or have worked in intensive care.

Conditions

• Chest Physiotherapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Physiotherapists working in intensive care	Physiotherapists working in intensive care will be reached by mail or telephone. Physiotherapists will be asked to complete the prepared questionnaire.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-04-30
• Primary completion: 2019-05-31
• Completion: 2019-06-30
• First posted: 2019-06-03
• Last updated: 2019-07-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)