Feasibility Study of Early Outpatient Review and Early Cardiac Rehabilitation After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Mixed Methods Research Design
Abstract
Current care after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) involves a check-up 6 weeks after hospital discharge followed by an exercise programme called cardiac rehabilitation (CR) from 8 weeks. This practice is not evidence-based; it is therefore uncertain if earlier check-up and CR would promote quicker recovery. The proposed research will examine the feasibility of having check-up at 3 weeks and CR from 4 weeks after hospital discharge, and the associated advantages.
The investigators plan to recruit 100 patients undergoing planned CABG through a median sternotomy, at 2 NHS hospitals over 5 months. They will include 18 to 75 year olds, capable of giving Informed consent and fit for CR exercises.
Patients will be approached before surgery and given study information to read. Four days after surgery, patients who are willing to take part will have their routine clinical examination, blood tests, chest x-rays and heart tracings reviewed to determine suitability for the study. The investigators will obtain informed consent, do breathing tests and, ask the patients to complete a general health questionnaire. A computer will allocate patients equally to the proposed care (intervention group) or current care (control group). After discharge, patients will attend check-up and semi-structured interview at 3 weeks (intervention group) or 6 weeks (control group) before starting CR from 4 weeks (intervention group) or 8 weeks (control group). CR will involve exercise classes once or…
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