Autogenic Drainage Effect on Blood Gases and Prevention of Pulmonary Complication After Upper Abdominal Surgery

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postoperative Complications

Treatments: Procedure: autogenic drainage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04446520

P.T REC/012/001740

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose: This study will find out the effect of Autogenic drainage on the prevention of pulmonary complications after upper abdominal surgery. Method: Sixty patients post upper abdominal surgeries will be included, their ages ranged from 50 to 60 years old. The patients will be divided into two groups, study group (A) include patients that receive first traditional physiotherapy (localized breathing exercise, diaphragmatic breathing, and splinted coughing) then autogenic drainage (B)-Group B: patients that receive traditional physiotherapy (localized breathing exercise, diaphragmatic breathing and splinted coughing)

Full description

Purpose: This study will find out the effect of Autogenic drainage on the prevention of pulmonary complications after upper abdominal surgery. Method: Sixty patients post upper abdominal surgeries will be included, their ages ranged from 50 to 60 years old. The patients will be divided into two groups, study group (A) include patients that receive first traditional physiotherapy (localized breathing exercise, diaphragmatic breathing, and splinted coughing) then autogenic drainage (B)-Group B: patients that receive traditional physiotherapy (deep breathing exercise, diaphragmatic breathing and splinted coughing)

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age from 50 to 60 years
• Patients undergoing elective upper abdominal surgery with an abdominal incision longer than 5 cm that is above or extending above the umbilicus.
• Non-smoker patients

Exclusion criteria

• Patients developing cancer
• Patients with rib fractures
• Inability to comprehend and follow instructions.
• Pre-existing obstructive sleep apnea
• Current hospital patient for a separate episode of care.
• Patients requiring esophageal surgery or organ transplant.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

autogenic drainage and traditional physiotherapy

Experimental group

Description:

autogenic drainage technique plus traditional physiotherapy (localized breathing exercise, diaphragmatic breathing and splinted coughing)

Treatment:

Procedure: autogenic drainage

traditional physiotherapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

traditional physiotherapy (localized breathing exercise, diaphragmatic breathing, and splinted coughing)

Treatment:

Procedure: autogenic drainage