Open AccessEvaluation of role of chest physical therapy in thoracic surgery
Author(s) -
Muhammad Nabi,
Saeed Ashraf Cheema,
Hammad Raza,
Mona Khalid
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of king edward medical university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2079-7192
pISSN - 2079-0694
DOI - 10.21649/akemu.v10i4.1260
Subject(s) - medicine , chest surgery , chest physiotherapy , cardiothoracic surgery , physical therapy , surgery
Study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of post operative chest physiotherapy in cases of thoracic surgery. Eighty patients who underwent various surgical procedures were divided into two groups: one where adequate physiotherapy was carried out and the other where adequate physiotherapy could not be carried out. It was found that rate of postoperative complications was double in the group where chest physiotherapy could not be carried out due to any reasons.