Journal of Nursing & Care

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan

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  Effectiveness of Simple Stretch Exercises in Relieving Restrictive Chest Wall Tightness Post-surgery for Empyema Thoracis
  Author(s): Chao-Hung Chen*
  
  Introduction: Inflammatory changes in the pleural cavity often result in restrictive chest wall deformity. Despite successful infection control, a significant number of patients may still experience restrictive chest wall tightness. Effective approaches to alleviate these symptoms are seldom studied in the literature. Therefore, we aim to evaluate whether simple stretch exercises can serve as an effective strategy for relieving chest wall tightness. Materials and methods: From January 1st, 2014, to December 31st, 2018, we conducted a retrospective review of empyema thoracis cases treated in our department. The inclusion criteria consisted of patients with fibrinopurulent stage empyema thoracis who were successfully treated with surgery. All included patients were instructed to perform simple stretch exercises starting one month after surgery.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2167-1168.2024.13.636

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