INCENTIVE SPIROMETER AND INSPIRATORY MUSCLE TRAINING

Course overview

POSTOPERATIVELY, PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS REQUIRE EXTRAORDINARY ATTENTION FROM THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY, AS THEY ARE A DIRECT CAUSE OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. THE INCENTIVE SPIROMETER CAN BE EASILY USED IN PULMONARY REHABILITATION AS A TOOL IN INSPIRATORY MUSCLE TRAINING TO REDUCE OR PREVENT POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS AND EXERCISE THE LUNGS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE USE OF THE INCENTIVE SPIROMETER IN INSPIRATORY MUSCLE TRAINING AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING, TREATING, AND MANAGING THE CARE OF PATIENTS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA TO RECEIVE PULMONARY REHABILITATION.