Comparison of Incentive Spirometry V/S Peak Flow Meter by Measuring the Peak Flow Rate in Post Operative Abdominal Surgery Patients

Objective:

To find the effectiveness of inspiratory exercises in post operative abdominal surgery patients.

To find the effectiveness of expiratory exercises in post operative abdominal surgery patients.

To compare the effectiveness of inspiratory exercises v/s expiratory exercises in post operative abdominal surgery patients.

Design: Prospective Comparative study.

Participants & outcome measure: 20 patients who underwent abdominal surgery were alternately allocated into two equal groups. Group A subjects were given inspiratory exercises & Group B subjects were given expiratory exercises post operatively. Outcome measures were recorded on first & seventh day with the help of Peak flow meter.

Result: Data was collected and statistically analyzed using Student's paired t test, day one inspiratory and expiratory volumes were measured and was found significant, whereas on seventh day both groups showed statistically non significant result.

Conclusion: It can be concluded that both inspiratory and expiratory exercises are effective in improving the peak flow rate in post operative abdominal surgery patients.