title: Early rehabilitative treatment in aortocoronary bypass surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this retrospective study is to analyze functional recovery and response to rehabilitation treatment during the immediate postoperative phase of aortocoronary bypass (ACB) surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied 319 patients, who had undergone ACB surgery and who needed post-acute rehabilitation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients presented post-operative respiratory dysfunction, 300 cases presented inability in position changes and needed neuromotor exercises in addition to chest physiotherapy. Rehabilitation treatment began at a mean number of 1.79 +/-1.37 days after surgery and continued for 5.78 +/- 3.59 days. At the discharge, at mean 5.47 +/- 2.25 days after surgery, most of patients (65.61%) walked independently.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study described a protocol of early rehabilitative treatment that appeared to be suitable in promoting patients'functional recovery after aortocoronary bypass surgery.
authors.affiliation: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, University of Pavia, Italy. l.petrucci@smatteo.pv.it
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Petrucci
authors.forename: Francesca C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Ramella
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ricotti
authors.forename: Ettore
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carlisi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Natali
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Messina
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pavese
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nicolardi
authors.forename: Andrea M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: D'Armini
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dalla Toffola
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016138:Walking