Cardiac patients older than 18 years, with indication for cardiac surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Twenty-seven patients, over 18 years old, with indication for cardiac surgery participated in the study. The volunteers were divided by simple randomization into an electrostimulation group, where the
Other
E02.331.800
Sponsors
Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciencias - UNESP Marília
Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciencias - UNESP Marília
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volunteers of both sexes, over 18, in the preoperative period of cardiac surgery; do not use a pacemaker and do not have arrhythmias
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: intraoperative complications; need for a pacemaker in the postoperative period; respiratory rate above 35 breaths per minute; peripheral oxygen saturation below 90%; systolic blood pressure above 180 mmHg or below 90 mmHg before the start of the protocol in the intensive care unit
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| An increase in sympathetic activity and vagal reduction is expected after the interventions evaluated by means of heart rate variability in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery, with no cut-off point for this variable. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactTatiane de Alemida
Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciencias - UNESP Marília
Outcome results
None listed