title: Clinical characteristics of functional recovery after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Japanese octogenarians.
abstract: [Purpose] This study aimed to elucidate characteristics of postoperative physical functional recovery in octogenarians undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. [Subjects and Methods] This was a multi-center, retrospective study. Nine hundred and twenty-seven elective isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgeries were evaluated (746 males and 181 females, mean age: 68.6 years, range: 31-86 years). Participants were stratified according to age < 80 years (n = 840; mean age, 67.1; range, 31-79) or > 80 years (n = 87; mean age, 82.2; range, 80-86). Patient characteristics and postoperative physical functional recovery outcomes were compared between groups. [Results] There was no significant difference between groups when considering the postoperative day at which patients could sit on the edge of the bed, stand at bedside, or walk around the bed. The postoperative day at which patients could walk 100 m independently was later in octogenarians, when compared with non-octogenarians (6.1 ± 3.2 days vs. 4.9 ± 3.9 days). In octogenarians, the percentage of patients who could walk 100 m independently within 8 days after surgery was 79.5%. [Conclusion] A postoperative target time in octogenarians for independent walking, following coronary artery bypass grafting, can be set at approximately 6 days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tobita
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Center, Kitano Hospital, The Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamisaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yuguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Higashi Takarazuka Satoh Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tahara
authors.affiliation: Division of Rehabilitation, Fukuyama Cardiovascular Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oura
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Hyogo University of Health Sciences, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morisawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Kasukabe Chuo General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohhashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Gunma Children's Medical Center, Japan.
authors.forename: Megumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumamaru
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Japan.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hanafusa
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Shizuoka Medical Center, Japan.
authors.forename: Michitaka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Japan.
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, The Cardiovascular Institute, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakurada
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Science, Tokyo University of Technology, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
keywords: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery; Functional recovery; Octogenarian