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Effect of expiratory muscle training for the elderly patients before cardiovascular surgery on postoperative pressure expiratory maximum.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Elderly patients of cardiac surgery scheduled
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000028357
Lead Sponsor
agasaki University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1. patients who are judged difficulty to implement respiratory muscle training due to cognitive impairment or neurological disorders, etc. 2. patients who cannot properly use the training equipment 3. patients who cannot intervene for more than two weeks before surgery 4. patients who cannot walk alone with assistance 5. patients who underwent surgery under general anesthesia within a month prior to surgery 6. patients who satisfied cancellation criteria at training implementation 7. patients with LVAD 8. patients planned for thoracic endovascular aortic repair 9. patients scheduled for abdominal aorta operation 10. patients planned for thoracic aorta operation 11. patients with history of pneumothorax

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
7th day after surgery the pressure expiratory maximum
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications, respiratory function (peak cough flow, pressure inspiratory maximum, peak expiratory flow, vital capacity (VC), % VC, %forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), FEV1/FVC, swallowing function (The Food Intake LEVEL Scale, repetitive saliva swallowing test), progression of post-operative rehabilitation (initiation days of sitting edge of bed, standing, and walking)
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