Risk reduction  A 2012 Cochrane systematic review found evidence that preoperative physical therapy reduced postoperative pulmonary complications, such as pneumonia and atelectasis, in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery . In addition, the researchers found that preoperative physical therapy decreased the length of hospital stay by more than three days on average. A 2013 Cochrane review showed that both pharmacological and non-pharmacological prevention reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation after an operation and reduced the length of hospital stays. No difference in mortality could be shown. There is evidence that quitting smoking at least four weeks before surgery may reduce the risk of postoperative complications   .
Risk reduction Pharmacological and non-pharmacological prevention approaches may reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation after an operation and reduce the length of hospital stays, however there is no evidenc that this improves mortality. Non-pharmacologic approaches Preoperative physical therapy may reduced postoperative pulmonary complications, such as pneumonia and atelectasis, in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery and may decrease the length of hospital stay by more than three days on average. There is evidence that quitting smoking at least four weeks before surgery may reduce the risk of postoperative complications . Pharmacological approaches Beta-blocking medication is sometimes prescribed during cardiac surgery. There is some low certainity evidence that this perioperative blockade of beta-adrenergic receptors may reduce the incidence of arial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmias in patients undergoing cardiac surgery .
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Pharmacological and non-pharmacological prevention approaches may reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation after an operation and reduce the length of hospital stays, however there is no evidenc that this improves mortality.
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A 2013 Cochrane review showed that both pharmacological and non-pharmacological prevention reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation after an operation and reduced the length of hospital stays. No difference in mortality could be shown.
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Pharmacological approaches Beta-blocking medication is sometimes prescribed during cardiac surgery. There is some low certainity evidence that this perioperative blockade of beta-adrenergic receptors may reduce the incidence of arial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmias in patients undergoing cardiac surgery