The British journal of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Multicentre randomized clinical trial of inspiratory muscle training versus usual care before surgery for oesophageal cancer.
Up to 40 per cent of patients undergoing oesophagectomy develop pneumonia. The aim of this study was to assess whether preoperative inspiratory muscle training (IMT) reduces the rate of pneumonia after oesophagectomy. ⋯ Despite an increase in preoperative inspiratory muscle function, home-based preoperative IMT did not lead to a decreased rate of pneumonia after oesophagectomy. Registration number: NCT01893008 (https://www.clinicaltrials.gov).