Research Article
Physiotherapy Practice Patterns for Management of Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgeries in India: A Survey
Table 4
Postoperative assessment for thoracic surgery patients.
| | S. number | Measurement | Always or frequently, (%) | Sometimes, (%) | Seldom or never, (%) |
| | (1) | Physical examination | 223 (95.2) | 7 (3.0) | 3 (1.3) | | (2) | Chest expansion | 221 (94.4) | 9 (3.9) | 3 (1.3) | | (3) | ABG analysis | 198 (84.6) | 30 (12.9) | 4 (1.7) | | (4) | Pulmonary function test | 187 (79.9) | 40 (17.2) | 6 (2.6) | | (5) | Chest X-ray | 211 (90.1) | 21 (9.1) | | | (6) | SpO2 (oxygen saturation) | 216 (92.3) | 14 (6.0) | 2 (0.9) |
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