Key result
Breathing exercises reduce pulmonary complications and endotracheal catheter use after high-risk open-heart surgery.
Why the study?
The effectiveness of breathing exercises in preventing pulmonary complications after open-heart surgery was uncertain.
Do breathing exercises reduce pulmonary complications in patients undergoing open-heart surgery?
Do breathing exercises reduce pulmonary complications in patients undergoing open-heart surgery?
Breathing exercises added to routine postoperative care reduce pulmonary complications in high-risk patients undergoing open-heart surgery.
May support breathing exercises in high-risk open-heart surgery; hypothesis-generating pending randomized confirmation.
The effectiveness of breathing exercises in preventing pulmonary complications was studied in 40 patients undergoing open-heart surgery. Both high- and low-risk patients in the experimental group received one preoperative teaching session and treatment twice a day for the first four days postextubation. Routine postoperative care was given to all 40 patients. Breathing exercises reduced the incidence of pulmonary complications and the necessity for percutaneous endotracheal catheters in the high-risk group. These results justify the use of breathing exercises with the high-risk open-heart surgical patient.
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Vraciu et al. (1977) studied Open-heart surgery (n=40). Breathing exercises vs. Routine postoperative care was evaluated on Incidence of pulmonary complications and necessity for percutaneous endotracheal catheters. Breathing exercises reduced the incidence of pulmonary complications and the necessity for percutaneous endotracheal catheters in high-risk patients undergoing open-heart surgery.
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