Preoperative inspiratory muscle training improves lung function prior to elective heart valve surgery and reduces postoperative lung function impairment and pulmonary complications: a randomised trial
Pengming Yu , Zeruxin Luo , Yuqiang Wang , Song Lin , Deyu Qin , Alice YM Jones , Jiayuan He
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Abstract
Question
What is the effect of 3 days of preoperative inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on lung function prior to heart valve surgery and on postoperative lung function and pulmonary complications compared with sham and no IMT?
Design
A three-arm, multicentre, randomised controlled trial with concealed allocation, intention-to-treat analysis and blinded assessment of some outcomes.
Participants
This study included 228 adults scheduled for heart valve surgery.
Interventions
The IMT group received 3 days of IMT at 30% maximal inspiratory pressure, the sham IMT group received the same but at 10% maximal inspiratory pressure and the control group received no IMT.
Outcome measures
Spirometric measures, maximal inspiratory pressure and maximum voluntary ventilation were measured at hospital admission, the day before surgery and at discharge. The incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications (primary outcome) and adverse events were recorded.
Results
A total of 215 participants completed surgery as planned and all participants were followed up until discharge. Spirometric measures, maximal inspiratory pressure and maximum voluntary ventilation improved in all groups between admission and the day before surgery, but more so in the IMT group. At discharge, these measures had deteriorated in all groups, but less so in the IMT group. Preoperative IMT reduced the total number of participants experiencing a pulmonary complication in the IMT group compared with the sham IMT group (ARR –0.18, 95% CI –0.33 to –0.03) and compared with the control group (ARR –0.21, 95% CI –0.35 to –0.05). Very few adverse events occurred in all three groups.
Conclusions
Preoperative IMT improved lung function prior to surgery and at hospital discharge and reduced postoperative pulmonary complications in adults undergoing elective heart valve surgery.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Physiotherapy is the official journal of the Australian Physiotherapy Association. It aims to publish high-quality research with a significant impact on global physiotherapy practice. The journal's vision is to lead the field in supporting clinicians to access, understand, and implement research evidence that will enhance person-centred care. In January 2008, the Journal of Physiotherapy became the first physiotherapy journal to adhere to the ICMJE requirement of registering randomized trials with a recognized Trial Registry. The journal prioritizes systematic reviews, clinical trials, economic analyses, experimental studies, qualitative studies, epidemiological studies, and observational studies. In January 2014, it also became the first core physiotherapy/physical therapy journal to provide free access to editorials and peer-reviewed original research. The Australian Physiotherapy Association extended their support for excellence in physiotherapy practice by sponsoring open access publication of all Journal of Physiotherapy content in 2016. As a result, all past, present, and future journal articles are freely accessible, and there are no author fees for publication.