Early, dedicated follow-up and treatment of pleural effusions enhance the recovery rate after open cardiac surgery: results from a randomized, clinical trial [GENERAL ADULT CARDIAC]
CONCLUSIONS
Supplemental dedicated follow-up and treatment of postoperative effusions enhance recovery by 15% compared with standard care, measured by improvement in the walking distance 1 month after cardiac surgery.
CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02045641.
UNIQUE IDENTIFIER
NCT02045641.
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hansen, L. S., Hjortdal, V. E., Jakobsen, C.-J., Heiberg, J., Maagaard, M., Sloth, E. Tags: Congenital - acyanotic, Molecular biology, History, Basic research vascular GENERAL ADULT CARDIAC Source Type: research
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