Multicentre randomized clinical trial of inspiratory muscle training versus usual care before surgery for oesophageal cancer
Up to 40 per cent of patients undergoing oesophagectomy develop pneumonia. The aim of this study was to assess whether preoperative inspiratory muscle training (IMT) reduces the rate of pneumonia after oesophagectomy.
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Veröffentlicht in: | British Journal of Surgery 2018-04, Vol.105 (5), p.502-511 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Up to 40 per cent of patients undergoing oesophagectomy develop pneumonia. The aim of this study was to assess whether preoperative inspiratory muscle training (IMT) reduces the rate of pneumonia after oesophagectomy. |
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ISSN: | 0007-1323 |