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inspiratory muscle training (IMT)
Procedure:
daily 20 minute sessions of:
1) incentive spirometry
2) education in breathing techniques & forced expiration techniques
Durations: 2 weeks
Indications:
- prior to CABG
General
clinical procedure
References
Hulzebps EHJ et al,
Preoperative intensice inspiratory muscle training to prevent
postoperative pulmonary complications in high-risk patients
undergoing CABG surgery: A randomized clinical trial.
JAMA 2006, 296:1851
PMID: 17047215