Key result
Preoperative respiratory rehabilitation significantly reduced the duration of mechanical ventilation and total hospitalization (p<0.05 both) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Why the study?
The study evaluated the effects of preoperative respiratory rehabilitation on functional capacity, ICU length of stay, duration of mechanical ventilation, total hospitalization, and ABG values in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Does preoperative respiratory rehabilitation improve functional capacity and reduce hospitalization duration in patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
Comparison
Preoperative plus postoperative rehabilitation vs postoperative rehabilitation alone
Design
Randomized observational study
Authors
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May reduce post-cardiac surgery ventilation time and stay; hypothesis-generating, needs RCTs before practice change.
RCT (n=19)
Randomized
Does preoperative respiratory rehabilitation improve functional capacity and reduce hospitalization duration in patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
p-value: p=<0.05
Preoperative respiratory rehabilitation in cardiac surgery patients reduces mechanical ventilation duration and total hospital stay while improving functional capacity.
Sonja Nejkov (2020) conducted an RCT in Cardiac surgery (n=19). Preoperative and postoperative respiratory rehabilitation vs. Postoperative respiratory rehabilitation only was evaluated on Length of total hospitalization and duration of mechanical ventilation (p=<0.05). Preoperative respiratory rehabilitation significantly reduced the duration of mechanical ventilation and total hospitalization (p<0.05 both) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
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