Effects of conventional physiotherapy, continuous positive airway pressure and non‐invasive ventilatory support with bilevel positive airway pressure after coronary artery bypass grafting

Background: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery with the use of mammary arteries is associated with severe alteration of lung function parameters. The purpose of the present study was to compare the effect on lung function tests of conventional physiotherapy using incentive spirometry (IS) with non‐invasive ventilation on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and with non‐invasive ventilation on bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP or NIV‐2P).

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