Efficacy of Early and Enhanced Respiratory Physiotherapy and Mobilization after On-Pump Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.
Georgios AfxonidisDimitrios V MoysidisΑndreas S PapazoglouChristos TsagkarisAnna LoudovikouGeorgios TagarakisGeorgios T KarapanagiotidisIoannis A AlexiouChristophoros ForoulisKyriakos AnastasiadisPublished in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
In on-pump cardiac surgery, early and enhanced post-procedural physical activity (≤3 METS) can prevent a prolonged ICU stay and decrease the duration of hospitalization while ameliorating post-operative hemodynamic and oxymetric parameters.