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VOL. 6, ISSUE 4 (2021)
Co-relation of Gait speed and length of hospital stay by preoperative 10meter walk test in patients after open heart surgery
Authors
Prachi Misal, Aakanksha Joshi
Abstract
Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the principal cause of disability and death the world over and is one of the top five causes of death in Indian population. The purpose of this study was to determine if preoperative gait speed over 10 meter is a predictor of total hospital length of stay (LOS) after open heart surgery. This would help hospitals to arrange financially and proactively plan to manage risk for complications related to increased LOS. Walking speed is a prime aspect of gait and is commonly used as a goal to measure functional mobility in both clinical and research settings. Gait speed is an easy-to-determine, valid, and reliable assessment that has been frequently mentioned as a useful clinical indicator of an individual’s function, disability, and performance of activities of daily living. Material and Methodology: Subjects elected for open heart surgery (n=30) were selected for this study. Total 30 subjects were selected with age group 40-79 years based on inclusion and exclusion criteria with their consent were selected in this study.10-MWT was performed to evaluate the gait speed as part of a routine pre-operative screening for open heart surgery. Data was analysed using Persons correlation of mean trial speed vs hospital stay. Result: Correlation analyses revealed a very strong positive relationship between trial 1, trial 2, trial 3 and mean duration with length of hospital stay (p<0.001). It revealed a very strong negative relationship between speed and length of hospital stay (p<0.001). So, it indicates that as speed increases, length of hospital stay decreases. Conclusion: According to the result, our study proves the alternate hypothesis. A significant relationship exists between a slower preoperative gait speed and an increased hospital LOS; however, this relationship is small as gait speed is only one of the several factors influencing LOS. A preoperative 10MWT may be useful to predict which patients are more likely to have an increased hospital LOS after cardiac surgery. However, external factors may impact a patient’s LOS.
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Pages:41-44
How to cite this article:
Prachi Misal, Aakanksha Joshi "Co-relation of Gait speed and length of hospital stay by preoperative 10meter walk test in patients after open heart surgery ". International Journal of Yoga, Physiotherapy and Physical Education, Vol 6, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 41-44
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