Physiotherapy Practice Patterns for Management of Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgeries in India: A Survey

Table 1

Professional profile of questionnaire responders.

Variables	Responses	Frequency ,
Qualification	BPT	100 (42.7)
	MPT	131 (56.0)
	PHD	3 (1.3)
Experience	6 months–1 year	62 (28.1)
	1-2 years	77 (34.8)
	2-3 years	28 (12.7)
	4–10 years	49 (22.2)
	>10 years	5 (2.3)
Type of surgical patient seen	Chest wall surgery	72 (30.8)
	Pulmonary resection	43 (18.4)
	Pleural surgery	31 (13.2)
	Others	79 (33.8)
	No response	9 (3.8)
Length of stay in hospital	0–3 days	22 (9.4)
	4–7 days	88 (37.6)
	8–10 days	97 (41.5)
	>10 days	15 (6.4)
	No response	12 (5.1)