Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
-
Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Mar 2010
Randomized Controlled TrialShort-duration transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery.
Respiratory muscle strength has been related to the postoperative outcome of cardiac surgeries. The main documented therapeutic purpose of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is the reduction of pain, which could bring secondary benefits to the respiratory muscles and, consequently, to lung capacities and volumes. ⋯ Short-duration TENS proved effective for the reduction of pain and improvement of respiratory muscle strength, as well as of lung volumes and capacity.
-
Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Mar 2010
Sepsis in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery: problem description.
In spite of the advances in sepsis diagnosis and treatment in the last years, the morbidity and mortality are still high. ⋯ The occurrence of sepsis after cardiac surgery was a rare event; however, its occurrence showed catastrophic clinical outcomes. The high morbidity and mortality showed the need to improve treatment, aiming at patients' better clinical evolution.