Physiotherapy amenable pulmonary complications V1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Physiotherapy amenable pulmonary complications following cardiac surgery: Identification of risk factors and development of a screening tool.
IRAS ID
200275
Contact name
Anna Hutchinson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Leeds
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 31 days
Research summary
Physiotherapy Amenable Pulmonary Complications Following Cardiac Surgery: Identification of Risk Factors and Development of a Screening Tool.\n\nOne of the most common complications following heart surgery is pulmonary (breathing) complications. These often result in patients spending longer in hospital or on the intensive care unit following their surgery. Many of these problems require physiotherapy treatment during their hospital stay alongside medical and nursing interventions. However, previous research has shown that not all patients benefit from routine physiotherapy following heart surgery. It has been suggested that high risk patients should be targeted by physiotherapists. This will ensure that the most effective physiotherapy interventions are delivered to the group of patients that are most likely to benefit from it. Criteria to identify patients that are at risk of developing breathing problems that are amenable to physiotherapy have never been defined. Therefore this study aims to assess whether specific preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative factors, identified on the first postoperative day, can be used as part of a screening tool to identify patients that may benefit from physiotherapy.\nAdult patients undergoing heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary will be eligible to take part in the study. Information about patients’ medical history and recovery from the surgery will be collected from their medical records in order to identify characteristics of patients that do and do not develop breathing problems. This information will be collected from the first postoperative day and throughout their hospital stay until they are discharged from hospital. No changes will be made to the care patients receive in hospital or when they go home. \nThis research is being undertaken by a student as part of an MSc in Clinical Research Methods at the University of Leeds.\n
REC name
North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/NW/0520
Date of REC Opinion
28 Jun 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion