Physiotherapy in patients of abdominal surgery.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Patients in the elective preoperative of: esophageous surgery, stomach surgery and billiar tract surgery.; Q65.070

• Registration Number: RBR-73vbv8
• Lead Sponsor: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-12-20
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: data analysis completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with over 40 years of age.
Scheduling of upper abdominal surgery elective (including surgery of esophagus, stomach or biliary tract surgery).
Patients in preoperative elective period, at least 15 days and up to 21 days in advance of surgery.
Physical and mental conditions that permit the evaluation of pulmonary function and walking test acceptable before surgery.
Patients who signed an informed consent forms.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with cerebrovascular or neuromuscular disease.
Patients on immunosuppressive therapy before surgery.
Prior pulmonary surgery history.
Patients that had previously undergone surgery of the esophagus, stomach or biliary tract.
Cardivascular instability.
Patients undergoing physiotherapy in the eight weeks before inclusion in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified