Feasibility study of early outpatient review and early cardiac rehabilitation after cardiac surgery: mixed-methods research design—a study protocol

Introduction Following cardiac surgery, patients currently attend an outpatient review 6 weeks after hospital discharge, where recovery is assessed and suitability to commence cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is determined. CR is then started from 8 weeks. Following a median sternotomy, cardiac surgery p...

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Main Authors: Caroline Fairhurst, Simon Nichols, Enoch Akowuah, Patrick Joseph Doherty, Natasha Mitchell, Judith Watson, Claire Hirst, Dumbor Ngaage, Alexandra Dean, Alex Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/12/e035787.full
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