Effect of Respiratory Physiotherapy in Preventing Pulmonary Complications in Post CABG: A Cross-Sectional Study at LUH Hyderabad, Pakistan
Abstract
yoga and meditation for those patients who have excessive stress due to cardiac problem. Heart surgery is associate with pulmonary complication is relative to postoperatively and serious post-operative pulmonary complication is that pneumonia, respiratory failure, fever and some complication related to mechanical Abstract: Background: The efficacy of physiotherapy techniques used for patients following uncomplicated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is well documented. According to previous literature some of the evident techniques were adopted into practice by cardiothoracic nurses. Aims and objectives: The aim of this study was to identify the current physiotherapy interventions used for following uncomplicated CABG surgery patients, and to establish the currently evidence-based practice in nursing staff for CABG surgery patients in cardiothoracic ward. Methods: Using purposive sampling the structured questionnaire was distributed among 10 nurses working in the cardiac ward with response rate 100%. Results: The results of the study revealed that most common postoperative pulmonary complications in cardiothoracic ward were pleural effusion (90%), pulmonary embolism (60%), pneumothorax (50%) and acute respiratory syndrome (40%). The routinely physiotherapy techniques which were used to prevent from postoperative pulmonary complications were chest physiotherapy (90%), splinting while cough (80%), and incentive spirometry (50%). Conclusion: In conclusion nurses used…
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