audience:clinical
Off-Pump vs On-Pump CABG: What Changes for the Physiotherapist?
Understand off-pump versus on-pump CABG, including surgical differences, pulmonary complications, mobilisation timing and key implications for physiotherapy.
condition:cabg
audience:clinical
Post-CABG Complications: What Physios Must Screen
Learn how physiotherapists identify and manage atelectasis, postoperative atrial fibrillation and brachial plexopathy after CABG, including the causes of left-lower-lobe atelectasis.
audience:clinical
Move in the Tube: Modern Sternotomy Rehabilitation
Explore how modern evidence is reshaping sternal precautions after cardiac surgery. Learn the principles of Keep Your Move in the Tube (KYMITT), current research, and practical physiotherapy advice for post-sternotomy patients.
audience:clinical
Post-CABG Phase II Rehabilitation: Weeks 4–12 Protocol for Physiotherapy Students
Learn the Phase II post-CABG rehabilitation protocol for weeks 4–12, including FITT exercise prescription, beta-blocker target HR, return to work and psychosocial screening.
audience:clinical
Post-CABG Phase I Rehabilitation: From ICU Day 1 to Discharge
A day-by-day Phase I physiotherapy protocol after CABG, covering positioning, breathing exercises, mobilisation milestones, sternal care and red flags that pause progression.
audience:clinical
Before the Bypass: The Complete Pre-CABG Physiotherapy Protocol
Learn the complete pre-CABG physiotherapy protocol, including respiratory assessment, 6MWT, IMT, incentive spirometry, cough training and viva points.