The Effects Incentive Spirometry Use in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

"The inspiration and expiration applications of incentive spirometry (IS) involved 10-20 breaths every one to two hours, depending on the tolerance of the patients.~During the inspiration application of IS, the head of the bed was elevated to a 45° angle, and the patient was placed in a long sitting position. The patient was requested to surround and fix the IS mouthpiece well, ensuring no gap was left between the lips. The patient was told to breathe slowly and deeply, and was asked to hold their breath for 2-3 seconds, and then to breathe normally with the IS mouthpiece in his/her mouth. The patient was advised to repeat the exercise 5-10 times, and to try to cough after every 5 exercises.~For the applied IS expiration technique applied in the study, which had not been previously encountered in literature, the patient was requested to turn the IS upside down (clockwise,180°) and to place the mouthpiece in his/her mouth and expiration application it."