Evaluation of pulmonary expansion technique in the immediate postoperative period of cardiac surgery

Phase 1

Recruiting

• Conditions: Thoracic Surgery. Myocardial Ischemia. Physical Therapy Specialty. Cardiovascular diseases. Lung Diseases.; H02.403.810.803; H02.010.625; C23.888.852.079

• Registration Number: RBR-9y6qvx
• Lead Sponsor: ICS UFBA

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-09-18
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Older than 18 years. Both sexes. Admitted to the cardiovascular unit of the Ana Nery Hospital. Patients in immediate postoperative cardiac surgery, namely: myocardial revascularization and aortic or mitral valve exchanges, or the combination of these surgeries.

Exclusion Criteria

Thoracic deformity. Difficulty or inability to swallow and release airways. No cough reflex. Hemodynamic instability. Psychomotor agitation. Previous pneumectomy. Risk of pleural fistula. Postoperative pulmonary resection. Bullous or cavitary lesions. Hemoptysis. Non-drained pneumothorax. Increased intracranial pressure > 20 mmHg if sustained. Patients with neuromuscular diseases. Neurological complications during the postoperative period. Dependence on mechanical ventilation. Previous cardiac surgery. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Emphysematous Bubbles. Asthma. Morbidly obese. Pulmonary hypertension. Left ventricular dysfunction with ejection fraction lower than 35%. Emergency surgery. Use of ventricular assist device. Arrhythmia associated with hemodynamic instability. Alveolar hemorrhage. Signs of refractory hypoxemia on admission. Pulmonary thromboembolism. Unilateral total atelectasis (a patient with a need for bronchoscopy). Chest wall Trauma. Need to transfer to another hospital.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified