Standard restrictive sternal precautions and modified sternal precautions had similar effects in people after cardiac surgery via median sternotomy ('SMART' Trial): a randomised trial.
Katijjahbe MA, Granger CL, Denehy L, Royse A, Royse C, Bates R, Logie S, Nur Ayub MA, Clarke S, El-Ansary D.
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J Physiother. 2018 Apr;64(2):97-106. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2018.02.013. Epub 2018 Mar 27.
J Physiother. 2018.
PMID: 29602750
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Clinical Trial.
PARTICIPANTS: Seventy-two adults who had undergone cardiac surgery via a median sternotomy were included. INTERVENTION: Participants were randomly allocated to one of two groups at 4 (SD 1) days after surgery. ...TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australian and New Zealand Clinical Tria …
PARTICIPANTS: Seventy-two adults who had undergone cardiac surgery via a median sternotomy were included. INTERVENTION: Participants …