ArticleKardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery2019
The effect of preoperative respiratory physiotherapy and motor exercise in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery: short-term results.
Article in Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Effectiveness of Preoperative Chest Physiotherapy in Patients Undergoing Elective Cardiac Surgery, a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Pooled it
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- Preoperative incentive spirometry for preventing postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective, randomized controlled trial.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2021Trial
- The effect of preoperative chest physiotherapy on oxygenation and lung function in cardiac surgery patients: a randomized controlled study.Annals of Saudi medicineTrial
- Intensification of in-hospital rehabilitation in elective post-coronary artery bypass grafting patients: both safe and effective.Postepy w kardiologii interwencyjnej = Advances in interventional cardiology · 2025Article
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- Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Patients With Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Implantation-Implications for Physiotherapists.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- The benefit of a preoperative respiratory protocol and musculoskeletal exercise in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2020Article
- Delivery of Acute Rehabilitation to a Postcoronary Artery Bypass Graft COVID-19 Patient in a Pandemic Environment.Heart views : the official journal of the Gulf Heart AssociationArticle
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Abstract
introductionLoss of physical activity and pulmonary dysfunction with its associated complications represent two of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality following cardiac surgery. Few studies have investigated the effects of preoperative interventions targeted at improving cardiorespiratory and musculoskeletal function in the postoperative period.
aimTo evaluate whether a physiotherapy program based on respiratory training with or without musculoskeletal mobilization, started preoperatively, may provide a significant improvement in pulmonary and musculoskeletal recovery postoperatively in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. MATERIAL AND
methodsPatients with similar baseline and preoperative characteristics were randomly assigned to a preoperative respiratory physiotherapy protocol (group A), a preoperative respiratory and motor physiotherapy protocol (group B), or no preoperative specific physiotherapy protocol but only a simplified perioperative standard physiotherapy protocol (control group or group C). Group A consisted of 19 patients, group B of 20, group C of 20. Data on 6-minute walking test, peak expiratory flow, and from blood gas analysis were retrospectively analyzed.
resultsAs compared with group C, a statistically significant improvement was observed in the two preoperatively treated groups A and B in terms of longer pre- and postoperative distance traveled at the 6-minute walking test, better pre- and postoperative peak expiratory flow value, and better PaO
conclusionsAs compared with the control group, substantially better clinical results for respiratory and musculoskeletal function were found in the groups preoperatively treated with physiotherapeutic protocols immediately before as well as after cardiac surgery.
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