Hemodynamic challenge to early mobilization after cardiac surgery: A pilot study

Background: Active mobilization is a key component in fast-track surgical strategies. Following major surgery, clinicians are often reluctant to mobilize patients arguing that circulatory homeostasis would be impaired as a result of myocardial stunning, fluid shift, and autonomic dysfunction. Aims:...

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Main Authors: Tiziano Cassina, Alessandro Putzu, Luisa Santambrogio, Michele Villa, Marc Joseph Licker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2016;volume=19;issue=3;spage=425;epage=432;aulast=Cassina