Physiotherapy in upper abdominal surgery – what is current practice in Australia?
Abstract Background Upper abdominal surgery (UAS) has the potential to cause post-operative pulmonary complications (PPCs). In the absence of high-quality research regarding post-operative physiotherapy management, consensus-based best practice guidelines formulated by Hanekom et al. (2012) are avai...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-08-01
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Series: | Archives of Physiotherapy |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40945-017-0039-3 |