ArticlePhysical therapy research2024
Perioperative Rehabilitation in Collaboration with the Department of Occupational Medicine for Patients with Cholangiocarcinoma: A Case Report.
Article in Physical therapy research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
9 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
introductionAlthough the number of cancer survivors has increased, the role of physical therapy in return to work (RTW) for employed patients with cancer remains unclear. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient is a 50-year-old man diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma who worked as a liquefied petroleum gas station filler. He started perioperative rehabilitation and underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy for cholangiocarcinoma. He developed a postoperative pancreatic fistula, which improved with conservative treatment over 40 days. Although he achieved independence regarding day-to-day activities, his physical condition and workability worsened, as his skeletal muscle index decreased from 8.7 to 7.7, 6-min walk distance from 518 to 460 m, and work ability index (WAI) from 37 to 20 points. His physical therapist was concerned about his RTW and recommended that he receive RTW support from the Department of Occupational Medicine (DOM). The DOM employed a team approach for the RTW strategy, and the primary physician, occupational physician, and company collaborated to support the patient. After the outpatient treatment protocol and RTW support plans were formulated, the patient was discharged. The physical therapist reported declining physical performance and WAI at the DOM's multidisciplinary conference. After consulting with multiple professionals, the team recommended work resumption in stages: part-time for three months and full-time for four months after surgery while undergoing oral adjuvant chemotherapy. The WAI improved to 35 points after RTW.
conclusionThis case report suggests that physical therapists are vital in providing continuous patient support, from perioperative rehabilitation to DOM intervention, to build physical strength for return to work.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.