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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Main Authors: Shane Patman, Alice Bartley, Allex Ferraz, Cath Bunting
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Archives of Physiotherapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40945-017-0039-3