Key result
Backward walking rehabilitation reduces functional decline vs routine physiotherapy after open AAA repair.
Why the study?
Physical quality-of-life domains decline after AAA repair, but changes in objective functional status and the role of exercise-based rehabilitation remain to be systematically established.
Does exercise-based rehabilitation improve functional status in patients following open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair?
Population
Patients undergoing open AAA repair across prospective randomised and non-randomised trials
Comparison
Exercise-based rehabilitation vs routine care or alternative exercise programmes
Design
Systematic review
Authors
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Supports backward walking in post-open AAA repair rehab to limit functional decline; extends limited evidence on exercise interventions.
Systematic Review (n=65)
Does exercise-based rehabilitation improve functional status in patients following open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair?
p-value: p=0.027
There is a lack of high-quality evidence quantifying functional decline after open AAA repair, with limited evidence suggesting potential benefits of exercise-based rehabilitation.
Ravindhran et al. (2023) conducted a systematic review in Abdominal aortic aneurysm (n=65). Walking-based rehabilitation (forward or backward) vs. Routine postoperative physiotherapy was evaluated on Changes in objective measures of functional status (6-minute walk distance) (p=0.027). Backward walking-based rehabilitation significantly reduced the decline in functional status compared to routine physiotherapy following open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
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