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Aug 2026
Effects of Adding Incentive Spirometry to Hospital‐Based Cardiovascular Rehabilitation on Pulmonary Complications, Hospital Length of Stay, and Clinical‐Functional Recovery After Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
ABSTRACT Background and Purpose This study investigated the effects of combining incentive spirometry with cardiac rehabilitation compared with cardiac rehabilitation alone on postoperative pulmonary complications, clinical‐functional recovery, and hospital length of stay in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Methods...
Bruna Elise da Silva Messias, Thamires Alessandra Silveira da Silva, R. Schreiner et al.
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