Intensive care medicine
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Intensive Care Med
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Intensive care medicine · Jan 1993
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialThree different mask physiotherapy regimens for prevention of post-operative pulmonary complications after heart and pulmonary surgery.
An investigation into the incidence of post-operative complications after thoracic surgery with 3 different physiotherapy masks. ⋯ There was no statistically significant difference between the treatments: continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), positive expiratory pressure (PEP), and inspiratory resistance - positive expiratory pressure (IR-PEP) on post-operative complications. Any of the three treatments may be used as supplement to standard chest physiotherapy.