Effectiveness of Treatment versus Non Treatment in Post Surgical Recovery Period after Major Operative Procedures Dr. Dwivedi S.K.1,*, Dr. Rajput Ajit S.2, Patel Kiran3, Adile S.L.4 1Assistant Professor and H.O.D., Physiology, Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur 2Associate Professor, Physiology, G.R. Medical College, Gwalior 3Associate Professor, Physiology, NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur 4Dean, Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur (Bastar) *Corresponding Author E-mail:
Online published on 2 May, 2015. Abstract Objective Does treatment (chest physiotherapy) as an intervention have any beneficial effect in post surgical recovery period after major surgical operations? Material and method Data was collected from ninety cases of 18 to 60 years of age of both sexes, who underwent major abdominal surgery in NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur. Variables: Duration of surgery, length of incision, Naso Gastric tube duration and dose of analgesia in mg. Findings and interpretation On analysis of the recorded data it was found that in treatment group only 14 percent was the attack rate in comparison to their non treatment 60 percent counterparts which was statistically significant Conclusion and Recommendation Hence physiotherapy found beneficial than no physiotherapy. Authors recommended in developing countries like India routine prophylactic Balloon type of chest physiotherapy can be used as an aid in preventing post pulmonary complications. Top Keywords Treatment in form of Chest Physiotherapy, Non treatment. Top |