Early rehabilitative treatment in aortocoronary bypass surgery
Petrucci, L.; Ramella, F.C.; Ricotti, S.; Carlisi, E.; Di Natali, G.; Messina, S.; Pavese, C.; Nicolardi, S.; D'Armini, A.M.; Dalla Toffola, E.
Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro Ed Ergonomia 35(2): 125-128
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1592-7830 PMID: 23914605 Document Number: 669007
The objective of this retrospective study is to analyze functional recovery and response to rehabilitation treatment during the immediate postoperative phase of aortocoronary bypass (ACB) surgery. We studied 319 patients, who had undergone ACB surgery and who needed post-acute rehabilitation. All patients presented post-operative respiratory dysfunction, 300 cases presented inability in position changes and needed neuromotor exercises in addition to chest physiotherapy. Rehabilitation treatment began at a mean number of 1.79 +/-1.37 days after surgery and continued for 5.78 +/- 3.59 days. At the discharge, at mean 5.47 +/- 2.25 days after surgery, most of patients (65.61%) walked independently. Our study described a protocol of early rehabilitative treatment that appeared to be suitable in promoting patients'functional recovery after aortocoronary bypass surgery.