Why the study?
Does a short-term supervised inpatient physiotherapy exercise protocol improve cardiac autonomic function in patients post-CABG?
Population
74 patients eligible for coronary artery bypass grafting
Comparison
Short-term supervised inpatient physiotherapy… vs Physiotherapy usual care
Design
RCT, Randomised into physiotherapy exercise group or physiotherapy usual care…
Follow-up
Until hospital discharge
Authors
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Supports early supervised exercise post-CABG for autonomic recovery; extends RCT evidence for inpatient physiotherapy protocols.
Does a short-term supervised inpatient physiotherapy exercise protocol improve cardiac autonomic function in patients post-CABG?
Early supervised inpatient physiotherapy exercise post-CABG significantly improves cardiac autonomic regulation by the time of hospital discharge.
Mendes et al. (2010) studied this question.