Precision implementation of early ambulation in elderly patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized-controlled clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although early ambulation (EA) is associated with improved outcomes in post-operative patients, implementation of EA in elderly patients is still a challenge. In this study, we aimed to design and assess a precision early ambulation program for cardiac rehabilitation.

Methods

We conducted a single-center, randomized and controlled clinical trial in elderly patients aged over 60 years after off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (OPCABG) surgery. Patients were randomly assigned to a precision early ambulation (PEA) group or a routine ambulation (Control) group. Age-predicted maximal heart rate (APMHR) and maximal oxygen uptake (VO_2max) were used as a reference to formulate and monitor the PEA regimen. The primary end-point was the postoperative length of

SUBMITTER: Cui Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7560239 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature