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Author: Mans, Christina M, Reeve, Julie C, and Elkins, Mark R
Subjects: ABDOMINAL surgery, THORACIC surgery, CONFIDENCE intervals, EXERCISE, CARDIAC surgery, INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems, MEDICAL databases, PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems, MEDLINE, META-analysis, MUSCLE strength, PHYSICAL therapy, PREOPERATIVE care, RESPIRATION, SYSTEMATIC reviews, SECONDARY analysis, TREATMENT effectiveness, DATA analysis software, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, AMED (Information retrieval system)
Abstract: The article presents a study which examines the effectiveness of preoperative inspiratory muscle training in reducing length of hospital stay and preventing postoperative pulmonary complications in people undergoing cardiothoracic or upper abdominal surgery. Preoperative inspiratory muscle training was compared with sham or no inspiratory muscle training through a systematic review and a meta analysis. The results of study were discussed.
Published: 2015
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