Reaching consensus on the physiotherapeutic management of patients following upper abdominal surgery: a pragmatic approach to interpret equivocal evidence

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Postoperative pulmonary complications remain the most significant cause of morbidity following open upper abdominal surgery despite advances in perioperative care. However, due to the poor quality primary research uncertainty surroun...

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Main Authors: Hanekom Susan D, Brooks Dina, Denehy Linda, Fagevik-Olsén Monika, Hardcastle Timothy C, Manie Shamila, Louw Quinette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/12/5