Open AccessChest Physiotherapy Fails to Prevent Postoperative Atelectasis in Children After Cardiac Surgery
Author(s) -
H. David Reines,
Recep Sade,
Barbara F. Bradford,
Judith Marshall
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-198204000-00011
Subject(s) - medicine , atelectasis , chest physiotherapy , cardiac surgery , anesthesia , randomized controlled trial , surgery , shunt (medical) , prospective cohort study , lung
In a prospective, randomized study, the effectiveness of chest physiotherapy (CPT) was evaluated in preventing postoperative atelectasis in children after heart surgery. Postoperative clinical variables and chest x-ray findings of atelectasis were compared in two groups: 19 patients receiving CPT and 25 patients not receiving CPT (NCPT). Chest physiotherapy was associated with significantly more frequent (p less than 0.01) and more severe (p less than 0.01) atelectasis than NCPT. Atelectasis was not significantly associated with temperature elevation, age, or presence of preoperative left-to-right shunt.