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Pulmonary function and physical performance outcomes with preoperative physical therapy in upper abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Silvia Maria de Toledo Piza Soares, Luciana Bertoldi Nucci, Marcela Maria de Carvalho da Silva, Thaís Colombini Campacci

Clinical Rehabilitation · 2013 · 92 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

Preoperative physical therapy improved pulmonary function and physical performance in the pre- and postoperative periods among patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery.

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