Journal article
Effects of cardiothoracic physiotherapy on intrapulmonary shunt in abdominal surgical patients
Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, Vol.42(4), pp.297-303
1996
Abstract
This study investigated the provision of additional evening physiotherapy on pulmonary complications and intrapulmonary shunt (Q(S)/Q(t)) after abdominal surgery. Thirty-one elderly patients received either daylight only or daylight plus evening physiotherapy for up to 48 hours. Physiotherapy included combinations of positioning, gravity assisted drainage, breathing exercises, manual techniques, coughing and airway suctioning. Measurements included Q(s)/Q(t) and post-operative pulmonary complications. While no significant difference in atelectasis was found, the post-operative Q(s)/Q(t) data averaged into six-hour time frames demonstrated significantly lower mean Q(s)/Q(t) for the daylight plus evening physiotherapy group between 18 and 24 hours post-surgery. Additional evening physiotherapy may reduce post-operative deterioration in gas exchange after major abdominal surgery.
Details
- Title
- Effects of cardiothoracic physiotherapy on intrapulmonary shunt in abdominal surgical patients
- Authors
- G Ntoumenopoulos (Author)Ken Greenwood (Author)
- Publication details
- Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, Vol.42(4), pp.297-303
- Publisher
- Australian Physiotherapy Association
- Date published
- 1996
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60394-9
- ISSN
- 0004-9514
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 1996. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Australian Physiotherapy Association. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451165002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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