Physiotherapist-administered non-invasive ventilation to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications

We read the recent article by Lockstone et al. [1] with great interest. They found that physiotherapist-administered non-invasive ventilation (NIV) was able to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery. We wish to congratulate the authors for their intriguing concept and work, but feel that a few critical points need to be addressed.

Source: Physiotherapy - June 4, 2019 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: A.M. Esquinas, H.M.R. Karim Source Type: research