Table 5. Incidence of air leak within intervention groups at first and second postoperative day.
Pulmonary airleak | 1POP | 2POP | |||||
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PEP | IMT | All | PEP | IMT | All | ||
Nonea | 11 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 36 | |
Mildb | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Moderate/severec | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
P value | 0.08 | 0.99 |
a, none no air leak; b, mild air leak less than 200 mL; c, moderate/severe air leak 200 mL or more. PEP, positive expiratory physiotherapy; IMT, inspiratory muscle training.