Why the study?
Does early rehabilitation therapy decrease the duration of mechanical ventilation and hospital stay in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation after CABG?
Population
106 patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation after coronary artery bypass surgery
Comparison
Early rehabilitation therapy in the intensive… vs Rehabilitation therapy after leaving the ICU
Design
RCT, Randomly assigned
Authors
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Supports early rehabilitation after CABG with prolonged ventilation; confirms shorter mechanical ventilation and warrants outcome trials.
Does early rehabilitation therapy decrease the duration of mechanical ventilation and hospital stay in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation after CABG?
Early rehabilitation therapy in the ICU significantly reduces the duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU stay, and hospital stay in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation after CABG.
Dong et al. (2016) studied this question.