Feasibility and effectiveness of pre-operative inspiratory muscle training in patients undergoing oesophagectomy: a pilot study.
Semantic Scholar · Article (Physiotherapy Research International) · 18f70de4efb767696ac562774c0423b4e0fcd787 · Published 2013-03-01 · Physiotherapy Research International · 6 authors
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Abstract
Pre-operative IMT is feasible in patients with oesophageal carcinoma and significantly improves respiratory muscle function, however, this did not result in a reduction of post-operative pneumonia in patients undergoing Oesophagectomy.
Authors
- D. Dettling
- M. van der Schaaf
- R. Blom
- F. Nollet
- O. Busch
- M. I. van Berge Henegouwen
Keywords
- Medicine
Citation
D. Dettling, M. van der Schaaf, R. Blom , et al. (2013). Feasibility and effectiveness of pre-operative inspiratory muscle training in patients undergoing oesophagectomy: a pilot study.. Physiotherapy Research International. Semantic Scholar ID 18f70de4efb767696ac562774c0423b4e0fcd787. https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.1524 ↗