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Postoperatory Recovery in Thoracic Surgical Procedure, Fast-track Protocol vs. Conventional Care

NCT02461277 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2015-06-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study was to compare the functional capacity of exercise by six-minute walk test before and after thoracic surgical procedure in subjects who have undergone the Fast-track protocol with those who were under conventional care. Researchers want to find out if Fast-track is a strategy to enhance functional capacity after thoracic surgery.

Conditions

  • Thoracic Surgery

Interventions

OTHER

Fast-track protocol

Preoperatory management, epidural anesthetic management, avoiding the need opioid in postoperatory analgesia and use of an standardized postoperatory management protocol to an early oral intake and early mobilization. At the postoperative recovery room, after extubation and fully awake, patients started physiotherapy exercises, as physical exercises of moving up upper and lower extremities accompanied by deep breathing exercises. After than, the patients standed up beside the bed and if there was no complications, patients performed ambulation. The physiotherapist aided the patients during all period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Instituto do Coracao

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2011-05-31
Completion
2011-05-31

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