Currently, there is no unified approach to rehabilitation programs for patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) including early physical training at the in-hospital stage; their immediate and long-term effect has not been studied.
OBJECTIVE
Evaluation of the effectiveness and safety of the program developed for early rehabilitation of patients after CABG.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
In the period from 2017 to 2019, 150 patients after CABG were examined, who were randomized into 2 groups. The 1st group consisted of 75 patients who, in addition to the standard rehabilitation program, underwent a course of early physical training on a treadmill from day 6 after CABG for 7 days with the selection of the intensity of physical activity based on the data of spiroveloergometry (SVEM); group 2 (control) — 75 patients who received standard cardiac rehabilitation without treadmill training. In addition to routine clinical, laboratory and instrumental studies, on the 5th and 14th days after CABG, all patients underwent SVEM, and the quality of life was assessed using the SF-36 scale. Through 13 [11; 18] months after discharge, long-term prognosis was assessed.
RESULTS
In the group with an early start of physical training, there was a greater increase in exercise tolerance, an improvement in SVEM indicators, an improvement in the physical and mental components of health by the 14th day after CABG than in the control group. One year after CABG, patients in the compared groups were equally compliant to the recommended drug treatment. At the same time, the adherence to performing aerobic exercises at the outpatient stage of the 1st group was significantly higher. There were no differences in readmission rates and adverse cardiovascular events.
CONCLUSIONS
The inclusion of physical training on the treadmill in the early rehabilitation program after planned CABG with a personalized selection of training intensity is safe and effective, improves the patient’s functional status, quality of life and maintains adherence to aerobic physical training one year after surgery.