Is incentive spirometry beneficial for patients with lung cancer receiving video-assisted thoracic surgery?

Is incentive spirometry beneficial for patients with lung cancer receiving video-assisted thoracic surgery?

Abstract Background The effectiveness of Incentive spirometry (IS) in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) remains lacking. We conducted a population-based study to investigate the effectiveness of IS on patients with lung cancers following VATS. Methods We identified patients...

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Main Authors: Chin-Jung Liu, Wen-Chen Tsai, Chia-Chen Chu, Chih-Hsin Muo, Wei-Sheng Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Lung cancer
Incentive spirometry
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0885-8

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