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Comparison between Balloon Blowing Exercise and Incentive Spirometry in Patients with Chest Intubation after Trauma

Ali Rafaqat, Zahara Mushtaq, Adila Tahir and Farrukh Shahzad M

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Balloon Blowing exercise and incentive spirometry in patients with chest intubation after trauma. Methodology: It was a randomized controlled trial. The participants were selected on the basis of chest trauma with chest intubations who were admitted. A questionnaire which consisted of demographic (age and gender) data and measuring variables (Force vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in 1 second, oxygen saturation, respiration rate and chest expansion) was filled from the participants. Study duration was 6 weeks and patients were divided in two groups of 30 in each group. Group 1 used incentive spirometry method and group 2 used balloon blowing exercise method. Results: Concluded that the pre and post treatment differences are found statistically significant. The pre and post differences in incentive spirometry group and balloon blowing group found a significant improvement in breathlessness with the p-value is 0.00 for FVC, FEV1, SPO, RR and Chest Expansion. The post treatment differences between two groups are found statistically insignificant. The p-values for FVC, FEV1, SPO, RR and Chest Expansion are 0.660, 1.00, 0.216, 0.927 and 0.636 respectively. Comparing these p-values at significance level 0.05 is insignificant. Conclusion: So conclusion of the study implies that both incentive spirometry and balloon blowing exercise are equally effective.