Clinical Trial: Physiotherapy in Patients in a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Cardiac Surgery Patients
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Physiotherapy in Patients in a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. A Retrospective Cohort Study
Brief Summary:
Background.Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality.The management of these patients requires multidisciplinary therapeutic approaches.Physiotherapy plays a fundamental role in the postoperative management of patients undergoing cardiac surgery.Objective: To analyse the relationship between the administration of a physiotherapy intervention and the time spent in the cardiac ICU and on the ward.Method.Retrospective cohort study.The medical records of 110 patients undergoing cardiac…
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