Physiotherapy Prehabilitation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac or Thoracic Surgery
Coronary Artery Disease, Lung Cancer, Lung Tumor
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Coronary Artery Disease focused on measuring prehabilitation, physiotherapy, cardiac, thoracic, preoperative
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Cardiac surgery -
- Patients undergoing primary CABG surgery
- Age >18 years old
- Able to mobilise independently with/without a walking aid
Thoracic surgery -
- Patients undergoing lobectomy surgery
- Age >18 years old
- Able to mobilise independently with/without a walking aid
Exclusion Criteria:
Cardiac surgery -
- Unstable angina (Grade IIIb as described in Braunwald Classification of Unstable Angina/ angina at rest within the last 48 hours)
- History of cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
- History of traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Patients who require interpreter
- Falls risk as classified by the GJNH falls risk document
- Patients included within cardiac surgery ERAS programme
- Any patient who lacks capacity to consent
- Patients who are admitted for urgent or emergency cardiac surgery e.g. aortic stenosis
Thoracic surgery -
- Unstable angina (Grade IIIb as described in Braunwald Classification of Unstable Angina/ angina at rest within the last 48 hours)
- History of cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
- History of traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Patients who require interpreter
- Falls risk as classified by the GJNH falls risk document
- Any patient who lacks capacity to consent
- Patients who are admitted for urgent or emergency surgery
Sites / Locations
- Golden Jubilee National Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Prehabilitation
Standard Care
This group will receive standard preoperative information and education and be provided with a physiotherapy prehabilitation programme. This programme will be carried out from time of consenting to participate in the study until day of admission to surgery for cardiac or thoracic surgery. The prehabilitation programme consists of: walking programme, deep breathing exercises and tidal volume measurement using the incentive spirometer.
This group will receive standard preoperative information and education only.