Prehabilitation to prevent complications after cardiac surgery - A retrospective study with propensity score analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rising prevalence of modifiable lifestyle-related risk factors (e.g. overweight and physical inactivity) suggests the need for effective and safe preoperative interventions to improve outcomes after cardiac surgery. This retrospective study explored potential short-term postoperative benefits and unintended consequences of a multidisciplinary prehabilitation program regarding in-hospital complications.

Methods

Data on patients who underwent elective cardiac surgery between January 2014 and April 2017 were analyzed retrospectively. Pearson's chi-squared tests were used to compare patients who followed prehabilitation (three times per week, at a minimum of three weeks) during the waiting period with patients who received no prehabilitation. Sensitivity analyses

SUBMITTER: Hartog J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8284810 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature