Prehabilitation in Cardiovascular Surgery: The Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (Randomized Clinical Trial).

Alexei Nikolayevich Sumin Pavel Alexandrovich Oleinik Andrey Viktorovich Bezdenezhnykh Natalia A Bezdenezhnykh

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2023)

A short-term NMES course before cardiac surgery is feasible, safe, and effective to improve preoperative functional capacity (six-minute walk distance) and the strength of stimulated muscles.

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
acute kidney injury
spinal cord injury
patients undergoing
surgical site infection
clinical trial
percutaneous coronary intervention
acute coronary syndrome
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation