Home‐Based Physiotherapy Programme Reduces Hospital Stay and Costs in Cardiac Surgery. A Retrospective Cohort Study
An unsupervised home-based respiratory programme reduces hospital and ICU stay, healthcare costs, post-surgical pulmonary complications, and mortality risk. The clinical application of an unsupervised home-based pre-habilitation programme, focussing on ventilatory exercises and costal expansion techniques, has proven effective in enhancing patient recovery post-cardiac surgery, offering significant healthcare cost savings, and reducing the burden on hospital resources.
Authors
- María José Segrera Rovira
- J.A. Margarit Calabuig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9735-4857)
- Jorge Montero‐Cámara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4795-8358)
- Noemí Valtueña‐Gimeno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5305-1245)
- Juan Pardo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4184-9855)
- M. Luz Sánchez-Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-8002)
- Francisco José Ferrer‐Sargues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9016-5543)
- David Cuesta-Peredó (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8710-646X)
- Adrián Sarria Cabello
Institutions
- Universitat de València (ES)
- Universidad Cardenal Herrera CEU (ES)
- Hospital de La Ribera (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physiotherapy Research International
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.70032
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.55