Chest physiotherapy in the intensive care unit

Symposium
Chairs: J-F. Muir (Rouen, France), F. De Jongh (Enschede, The Netherlands)
Aims: The aims of this symposium will be to assess the real benefits of chest physiotherapy in the acute and the perioperative setting.

Post-operative chest physiotherapy is not useful to prevent post-operative pulmonary complications J-F. Muir (Rouen, France)
Pre-operative chest physiotherapy is useful to prevent post-operative pulmonary complications E. Hulzebos (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) or chest physiotherapy in the perioperative setting? P. Navalesi (Novara, Italy)