Key result
Adding breathing exercises or incentive spirometry to early mobilisation and huffing/coughing instruction did not significantly improve lung function or prevent chest infection after CABG.
Why the study?
Does the addition of breathing exercises or incentive spirometry to early mobilisation improve lung function or prevent chest infection in male patients undergoing CABG?
Population
131 male patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Comparison
Breathing exercises or incentive spirometry… vs Early mobilisation and instruction in huffing…
Design
RCT, Randomly allocated to receive one of the three treatments
Follow-up
5 post-operative days
Authors
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Early mobilisation with huffing/coughing suffices after CABG; confirms no added benefit from breathing exercises or incentive spirometry.
RCT (n=131)
Randomly allocated
Does the addition of breathing exercises or incentive spirometry to early mobilisation improve lung function or prevent chest infection in male patients undergoing CABG?
The addition of breathing exercises or incentive spirometry to early mobilization and coughing instructions does not provide additional benefit for restoring lung function or preventing chest infection after CABG.
Jenkins et al. (1990) conducted an RCT in Coronary artery bypass grafting (n=131). Breathing exercises or incentive spirometry added to early mobilisation and huffing/coughing vs. Early mobilisation and huffing/coughing alone was evaluated on Restoration of lung function to pre-operative values and prevention of chest infection. Adding breathing exercises or incentive spirometry to early mobilisation and huffing/coughing instruction did not significantly improve lung function or prevent chest infection after CABG.
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