Open AccessPhysiotherapy Practice for Management of Patients Undergoing Upper Abdominal Surgery in United Arab Emirates – A National Survey
Author(s) -
Fatima Zaid Aldhuhoori,
Lori Maria Walton,
Kalyana Chakravarthy Bairapareddy,
Sampath Kumar Amaravadi,
Gopala Krishna Alaparthi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s328528
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , psychological intervention , rehabilitation , visual analogue scale , nursing
The main goal of physiotherapy post-upper abdominal surgery (UAS) is to expedite recovery from the surgery by avoiding or remediating postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) and offering physical rehabilitation to ease the process of returning to premorbid status. The present study aimed to survey physiotherapists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) about their clinical practice in the assessment and management of patients having upper abdominal surgery.