Physical conditioning and mental stress reduction - a randomised trial in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

• Main Authors: van der Merwe Juliana (Author), Bailey Michael (Author), Shepherd Judy (Author), Bradley Scott (Author), Spitzer Ondine (Author), Braun Lesley (Author), Rosenfeldt Franklin (Author), Leong Jee (Author), Esmore Donald (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Preoperative anxiety and physical unfitness have been shown to have adverse effects on recovery from cardiac surgery. This study involving cardiac surgery patients was primarily aimed at assessing the feasibility of delivering physic...