Table 6. Deviations in the physiotherapy within intervention groups at first and second postoperative day.
| Implementation of physiotherapy | 1POP | 2POP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEP | IMT | Total | PEP | IMT | Total | ||
| No change in physiotherapya | 14 | 22 | 34 | 17 | 22 | 39 | |
| Reduced water pressureb | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| No physiotherapyc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| P value | 0.01 | 0.17 | |||||
a, normal physiotherapy, physiotherapy performed as designed. b, reduced water pressure, water pressure reduced to 7.5 or 5 H2Ocm in water PEP physiotherapy due to increased air leak during physiotherapy. c, no physiotherapy, physiotherapy halted due to major air leak during physiotherapy. PEP, positive expiratory physiotherapy; IMT, inspiratory muscle training.