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October 23, 2022Egyptian Journal of Health CareOpen Access

Effect of Early Ambulation Program on Selected Outcomes among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

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Why the study?

Early mobilization appears important to prevent postoperative complications, improve functional capacity, and reduce length of stay after cardiac surgery, prompting evaluation of an early ambulation program.

Does an early ambulation program improve functional capacity and hemodynamic parameters in patients undergoing cardiac surgery?

Population

30 patients who underwent cardiac surgery at a private hospital in Egypt

Comparison

Early ambulation program assessed via pre-test and post-test design

Design

Quasi-experimental one-group pre-test and post-test study

Key result

An early ambulation program for cardiac surgery patients improved functional capacity, showing a significant negative correlation between the Borg scale and distance walked (r=-0.600, P<0.001).

Authors

FMFatma Abdelaziz MohammedFAFatma Shoeib Ali

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Overview

May support early ambulation post-cardiac surgery; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation.

Structured PICO

Does an early ambulation program improve functional capacity and hemodynamic parameters in patients undergoing cardiac surgery?

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Population
30 patients who underwent cardiac surgery evaluated in a one-group pre-test and post-test design to assess the effects of an early ambulation program.
I
Intervention
Early ambulation program
C
Comparator
Pre-intervention baseline (one group pre-test and post-test design)
O
Outcome
Functional capacity and hemodynamic parameters (Borg scale, distance walked, oxygen saturation, heart rate)surrogate

An early ambulation program improves functional capacity and hemodynamic parameters in patients recovering from cardiac surgery.

Limitations

  • Small sample size
  • Single-center study

Cite This Study

Mohammed et al. (2022) studied Cardiac surgery (n=30). Early ambulation program was evaluated on Borg scale, distance walked, and oxygen saturation across different assessment times. An early ambulation program for cardiac surgery patients improved functional capacity, showing a significant negative correlation between the Borg scale and distance walked (r=-0.600, P<0.001).

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa4551b0ff716c22769d5dahttps://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2022.266196
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