Telemedicine/Telerehabilitation to Expand Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Interventions in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Having achieved a consolidated in-hospital experience with enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery, we explored the feasibility of expanding our protocol to pre-admission and post-discharge periods. Methods: A multidisciplinary team including cardiac surgeons, anaesthetists/intensivists, physiatrists, physiotherapists, perfusionists, nurses, psychiatrists, and engineers, elaborated a new therapeutic offer, based on current ERAS evidence and using telerehabilitation, to enhance preoperative communication and education and improve pre- and postoperative health and psychological state. Results: An institutional web-based platform for remote rehabilitation will host digital content that covers three main areas, including information and communication, prehabili

SUBMITTER: Malvindi PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11818710 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature