Journal of Vascular Medicine & Surgery

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

Publications

• Scientific Letter   
  Respiratory Rehabilitation in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Submitted to OPEN and EVAR Treatment: Predictive Factors of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications and Clinical Implications
  Author(s): Andrea Ascoli Marchetti*, Gianluca Citoni, Calogero Foti and Arnaldo Ippoliti
  
  Background: In the conventional surgical treatment of aneurysms, the respiratory physiotherapy is one of the cornerstones of patient rehabilitation. The endovascular technique, with less invasiveness, has significantly changed the rehabilitative approach to the operated subject. Objective of the study: to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of the pre and post-operative rehabilitation treatment associated with the conventional OPEN surgery compared to the EVAR procedure and their incidence in preventing postoperative respiratory complications. Design: Longitudinal case control study to compare patients who have open surgery with patients who do not have the laparotomy, as in ENDO technique, to look how frequently the postoperative pneumonia and the risk factor was present in each group to determine the relations.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2329-6925.20.8.390

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