title: Chest physical therapy procedures in open heart surgery.
abstract: Chest physical therapy is now widely used after open heart surgery to prevent secondary pathology in the lungs and to improve the phhysical condition of the patient. A brief overview of cardiac surgery is presented. Factors occurring before, during, and after surgery that contribute to postoperative respiratory insufficiency are outlined, and a comprehensive three-phase treatment program is described. Also, treatment guidelines, precautions, and contraindications are discussed.
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003371:Cough; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011187:Posture; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012119:Respiration