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Thoraxchir Vask Chir
; 25(5): 356-60, 1977 Oct.
Article
in German
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-929565
ABSTRACT
17 patients, who underwent open heart procedures, were examined during and after standardized exercises at the first, second and third postoperative day. At 10 defined time intervals the following parameters were measured: arterial blood pressure, right and left atrial pressure and in the pulmonary artery, arterial and venous blood gases and cardiac output by thermodilution. Oxygen consumption and cardiac index were calculated. The results show that the majority of patients after open heart surgery are well able to adjust to additional work load even early postoperatively.