Comparing the Effectiveness of Lung Expansion Therapy in Adult Human Subjects

"A respiratory therapist will provide instruction on Incentive Spirometry (I.S.) procedure performance before supervised therapy and monitoring begins.~* Study participants will be asked to take 10 deep breaths through the I.S.'s mouthpiece, followed by a 60 second pause.~* The 10-breath cycle will be repeated 3 times per therapy session.~* Each I.S. therapy session will last about 15 minutes, 3 times per day.~* Lung monitoring and deep breathing measurements will occur during a scheduled I.S. sessions on day 1, 3, and 5 after surgery."

"A respiratory therapist will provide instruction on EzPAP® procedure performance before supervised therapy and monitoring begins.~* Study participants will be asked to breathe normally through the EzPAP® device's mouthpiece for 10 breaths, followed by a 60 second pause.~* The 10-breath cycle will be repeated 3 times.~* Each EzPAP® therapy sessions will last about 15 minutes, 3 times per day.~* Lung monitoring will occur during a scheduled EzPAP® sessions on day 1, 3, and 5 after surgery."