[High-tone therapy in complex rehabilitation of patients with post-sternotomy syndrome after coronary artery bypass...

At present it remains relevant to develop new rehabilitation technologies for patients with circulatory system diseases who have undergone a cardiac surgery to restore the functions of the cardiorespiratory system more quickly, improve physical and mental health, and prevent the development of the atherosclerotic process.

To study the effectiveness and safety of the new rehabilitation technology for the inpatient stage of medical rehabilitation of patients with post-sternotomy syndrome after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS) using high-tone therapy.

The study included 85 men (the average age was 56.8±2.46 years old) with post-sternotomy syndrome after CABS. They were divided into two groups by simple randomization: the first/main (42 patients) and the second/control (43 patients). The control group of the patients had a standard rehabilitation complex; the main group was additionally prescribed a high-tone therapy according to a local method. The immediate results of the treatment were assessed by the dynamics of the clinical picture, the six-minute walk test, respiratory function, echocardiography, the level of cytokines, C-reactive protein and natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP); distant - by QOL endpoints (questionnaire MOS SF-36).

The groups of the patients were comparable in all baseline parameters. After the course of the procedures in the main group of patients there were positive reliable (p<0.05-0.001) shifts in clinical (pain, shortness of breath, general weakness), functional (forced expiratory vital capacity, forced expiratory volume1, effusion separation) and laboratory parameters (leukocytes, interleukin-2 and 10, NT-proBNP). The intergroup analysis of long-term results registered significant (p<0.05) differences in the QOL of patients in the main group by subscales: the role of somatic problems, vitality and mental health. Compliance to the III stage of medical rehabilitation (outpatient/home) was noted with 95.2% of the patients in the first group and 93.0% in the second.

The additional appointment of a high-tone therapy to the rehabilitation standard for the patients with post-sternotomy syndrome after CABS significantly improves the immediate and long-term results of the treatment (QOL) contributing to a more pronounced reverse development of inflammatory and edematous syndromes, an increase in physical activity and psychosomatic health. The absence of adverse reactions with all the patients indicates the safety of rehabilitation complexes.