Efficacy of Early Cardiac Rehabilitation After Cardiac Surgery　- Verification Using Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination Data.

ABSTRACT: Background: The current status of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after cardiac surgery and the introduction of early CR (E-CR) in Japan are not fully understood. In this study, the current status of E-CR and its efficacy were investigated by the Academic Committee of the Japanese Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation. Methods and Results: We examined the rate of introduction of E-CR and its effects among 220,122 patients who underwent major cardiac and thoracic vascular surgery, as registered in the Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) classification system, between April 2012 and March 2018. In this study, E-CR was defined as CR starting within 1 day after surgery. Patients with and without E-CR were propensity score matched and analyzed for clinical outcomes. Of

SUBMITTER: Sezai A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9638512 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature