ArticleCardiology research2025
Weight Bearing Index Is Associated With Length of Hospital Stay in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
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Background: It has been reported that weight bearing index (WBI) is associated with rehabilitation; however, there are few reports about its association with the length of hospital stay in patients who have undergone cardiac surgery. Methods: We registered 108 patients who did not have preoperative contraindication of exercise and underwent both cardiac surgery and cardiac rehabilitation from April 2017 to May 2022 at Fukuoka University Hospital. We excluded seven patients whose hospital stays were prolonged due to severe infection or unstable hemodynamics after cardiac surgery. We investigated patient background, laboratory, respiratory, and echocardiographic examinations, physical functions, periprocedural complications, and postoperative outcomes. We divided the patients into two groups according to a cutoff value for walking (0.45 kgf/kg WBI). Results: The patients' age was 69 (59 - 75) years, the percentage of males was 74.1% (n = 80), and their body mass index (BMI) was 23.4 ± 3.5 kg/m Conclusions: Preoperative WBI was associated with physical functions, NYHA classification, and length of hospital stay. Preoperative WBI could be a simple marker for detecting postoperative outcomes.
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