PULMONARY COMPLICATION AND PERITONITIS - THE ROLE OF RESPIRATORY PHYSIOTHERAPY

Authors
VANDENBROUCQUE G BENHAMOU D TROCHE G ANTONELLO M
Citation
G. Vandenbroucque et al., PULMONARY COMPLICATION AND PERITONITIS - THE ROLE OF RESPIRATORY PHYSIOTHERAPY, Medecine et maladies infectieuses, 25, 1995, pp. 114-120
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Medecine et maladies infectieuses → ACNP
ISSN journal
0399077X
Volume
25
Year of publication
1995
Pages
114 - 120
Database
ISI
SICI code
0399-077X(1995)25:<114:PCAP-T>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
This paper reviews chest physiotherapy during peritonitis-induced pulm onary complications. The aims of physiotherapy are to treat airway obs truction and dysfunction, diaphragm dysfunction in an attempt to reduc e pulmonary infections and length of hospital stay. All the physiother apy regimens may be equivalent. However, the efficacy of physiotherapy is likely to be correlated with the postoperative risk and may be mor e useful in high-risk patients.