Inspiratory muscle training with threshold device and workloud 30% of the peak inpiratory preassure, during two weeks prior to surgery, seven days a week, twice a day, three sets of ten repetitions with supervision.

Control group will receive a supportive educational component in the preoperative period.

The inspiratory muscle training (IMT) will be carried out in the IG with Threshold® IMT (Respironics New Jersey, Inc) consisting of a unidirectional flow control valve which assures the constant resistance (linear load) between 7 and 41cmH20.

The IMT will be carried out in the sitting position with a load of 30% of the MIP during the two weeks preceding the surgery, seven days a week, twice daily in three series of ten repetitions with a 30 second interval between series, under the supervision of a physiotherapist. A load of 15% of the MIP was used only on the first day of training in order for the individual to adapt to the equipment. Subsequently, the 30% MIP load will be applied and readjusted according to the new MIP values determined every four days.

The postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) will be classified according to an ordinal scale from 1 to 4 , as proposed by Kroenke (2002).

The PPCs will be defined as clinically significant if the individual presented two or more Level 2 items or one or more Level 3 and/or 4 items. The Level 1 items were considered subclinical.

The respiratory muscle strength will be determined by means of a calibrated analogical manovacuometer, graded from -120 to +120cmH20, defining the maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressure (MIP and MEP). The MEP will be measured by the patient's maximum inflation of the lungs (total lung capacity), followed by a maximum forced expiration lasting 1 second. The maximum inspirator pressure (MIP) assessment will be carried out by the patient's maximum expiration, followed by a maximum inspiratory force lasting 1 second. At least three technically acceptable measurements will be carried out, presenting a difference of 10% or less among the values. The analysis considered the highest value (Neder, 1999; Hulzebous, 2006)