Preoperative frailty is associated with progression of postoperative cardiac rehabilitation in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery.

Yasuhiro AraiToru KimuraYuki TakahashiTakashi HashimotoMamoru ArakawaHomare Okamura

Published in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2019)

Among the various tools for assessing frailty, the Kaigo-Yobo Check-List was most likely to predict the progress of postoperative CR after elective cardiovascular surgery.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
surgical site infection
community dwelling
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation