Katijjahbe, Md Ali

The Sternal Management Accelerated Recovery Trial (S.M.A.R.T) - standard restrictive versus an intervention of modified sternal precautions following cardiac surgery via median sternotomy: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. [electronic resource] - Trials 06 2017 - 290 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Phase II; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Pragmatic Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial

1745-6215

10.1186/s13063-017-1974-8 doi


Biomechanical Phenomena
Cardiac Surgical Procedures--adverse effects
Clinical Protocols
Double-Blind Method
Humans
Intention to Treat Analysis
Length of Stay
Pain Measurement
Pain, Postoperative--diagnosis
Prospective Studies
Quality of Life
Recovery of Function
Research Design
Sternotomy--adverse effects
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Upper Extremity--physiopathology
Victoria