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[Clinical effect of pulmonary rehabilitation therapy including respiratory exercise and vibration expectoration on patients with pulmonary infection after abdominal surgery].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical effect of pulmonary rehabilitation therapy including respiratory exercise and vibration expectoration on patients with pulmonary infection after abdominal surgery.

METHODS: A retrospective case control study was conducted. Seventy-six patients with pulmonary infection after abdominal surgery admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University from September 2015 to September 2016 were enrolled. According to whether accept the pulmonary rehabilitation therapy or not, the patients were divided into two groups. In the control group (n = 35), the conventional expectoration method was adopted. The patients in pulmonary rehabilitation group (n = 41) received both methods of the control group and pulmonary rehabilitation treatment, including respiratory exercise (effective cough, lip reduction breathing), respiratory exercise device (respiratory exerciser tri-ball), and vibrated expectoration. The 24-hour sputum volume, degree of comfort, inflammatory and pulmonary function parameters, and recovery situation were recorded in the two groups.

RESULTS: (1) There were no significant differences in the parameters of inflammation and pulmonary function before treatment between the two groups. After treatment, the white blood cell (WBC) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in both groups were significantly decreased, and the forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) were significantly increased. The above changes in pulmonary rehabilitation group were more significant than those of the control group [WBC (×109 /L): 11.12±2.88 vs. 13.42±2.62 at 3 days, 8.22±1.48 vs. 9.27±1.92 at 5 days; CRP (mg/L): 13.47±4.77 vs. 16.03±4.94 at 3 days, 9.69±1.56 vs. 11.77±1.41 at 5 days; FEV1 (L): 2.48±0.14 vs. 2.29±0.16 at 3 days, FEV1/FVC: 0.78±0.04 vs. 0.75±0.04 at 3 days; all P < 0.05]. (2) The 24-hour sputum volume within 3 days of pulmonary rehabilitation group were significantly higher than that of the control group (mL: 30.51±4.15 vs. 18.30±3.64 at 1 day, 31.08±3.22 vs. 20.37±3.20 at 2 days, 29.03±2.55 vs. 19.03±2.51 at 3 days, all P < 0.01]. (3) In the pulmonary rehabilitation group, the recovery time of pulmonary infection symptoms (days: 5.44±1.45 vs. 6.20±1.55), the days of antibiotic use (days: 12.61±3.15 vs. 15.03±3.78), the time of getting out of the bed (days: 4.05±0.74 vs. 4.51±0.89), and the hospital days (days: 19.95±3.90 vs. 22.00±4.42) were significantly shorter than those of the control group (all P < 0.05), and the degree of comfort was significantly better than that of the control group (comfort score: 2.71±0.90 vs. 2.14±0.91, P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONS: The application of pulmonary rehabilitation including respiratory exercise and vibration expectoration in abdominal surgery patients with pulmonary infection can promote recovery, and it has a good clinical and practical application value.

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