The role of prophylactic chest physiotherapy after cardiac valvular surgery: Is there one ?
South African Journal of Physiotherapy
| Field | Value | |
| Title | The role of prophylactic chest physiotherapy after cardiac valvular surgery: Is there one ? | |
| Creator | de Charmoy, S. B. Eales, C. J. | |
| Description | A study was conducted to investigate whether there is a role for prophylactic chest physiotherapy in preventing pulmonary complications in-patients undergoing uncomplicated cardiac valvular surgery. 'Thirty patients were randomly divided into two groups. The patients in group I (n = 14) received instructions that they should cough after their operation and that they should get out of bed on the second post-operative day. The patients in group 2 (n = 16) were seen pre-operatively and treated post-operatively by a physiotherapist. The treatment consisted of breathing exercises, supported coughing and assistance with walking from the second post-operative day. These patients were seen twice daily on the first and second post-operative days and once daily on the third and fourth post-operative days. No patients in either group developed a pulmonary complication during their post-operative hospital stay. The incidence of hypoxaemia, chest X-ray abnormalities and length of post-operative stay were not significantly higher for the control group. The findings of this study suggest that the role of prophylactic chest physiotherapy following cardiac valvular surgery is questionable. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2000-08-31 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajp.v56i3.539 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Physiotherapy; Vol 56, No 3 (2000); 24-28 2410-8219 0379-6175 | |
| Language | eng | |
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