Assessment of Physical Activity by Wearable Technology During Rehabilitation After Cardiac Surgery: Explorative Prospective Monocentric Observational Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wearable technology is finding its way into clinical practice. Physical activity describes patients' functional status after cardiac surgery and can be monitored remotely by using dedicated trackers.

Objective

The aim of this study was to compare the progress of physical activity in cardiac rehabilitation by using wearable fitness trackers in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery by either the conventional off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) or the robotically assisted minimally invasive coronary artery bypass (RA-MIDCAB). We hypothesized faster recovery of physical activity after RA-MIDCAB in the first weeks after discharge as compared to OPCAB.

Methods

Patients undergoing RA-MIDCAB or OPCAB were included in the study. Each patient receive

SUBMITTER: Thijs I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6374731 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature