A Prospective Study of 73 Patients to Compare Forward Head Angle, Forward Shoulder Angle, Maximal Inspiratory Pressure, and Self-Reported Breathing-Related Symptoms Before and After Open-Heart Surgery

Bussakorn Thanasarn; Wittawat Pibul; Chitima Kulchanarat; Dusarkorn Piathip; Kornanong Yuenyongchaiwat

doi:10.12659/MSMBR.938802

07 February 2023 : Clinical Research

A Prospective Study of 73 Patients to Compare Forward Head Angle, Forward Shoulder Angle, Maximal Inspiratory Pressure, and Self-Reported Breathing-Related Symptoms Before and After Open-Heart Surgery

Bussakorn Thanasarn^12BCEF, Wittawat Pibul^3BEF, Chitima Kulchanarat^4BE, Dusarkorn Piathip^5BE, Kornanong Yuenyongchaiwat^16ACDEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSMBR.938802

Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2023; 29:e938802

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Table 2 Comparison of the mean value for forward head angle, forward shoulder angle, maximal inspiratory pressure, and SEBQ between pre- and postoperative (n=73).

	Before surgery Mean±SD	After surgery Mean±SD	P value
FHA	45.33±7.09	38.78±8.48	<0.001
FSA	52.67±11.26	47.85±9.43	<0.001
MIP	48.71±24.40	34.64±18.40	<0.001
SEBQ	10.37±7.81	10.12±7.36	0.781
FHA – forward head angle; FSA – forward shoulder angle; MIP – maximum inspiratory pressure; SEBQ – Self-Evaluation of Breathing Questionnaire.

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A Prospective Study of 73 Patients to Compare Forward Head Angle, Forward Shoulder Angle, Maximal Inspiratory Pressure, and Self-Reported Breathing-Related Symptoms Before and After Open-Heart Surgery

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