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Feasibility and safety of rehabilitation after venous thromboembolism

Overview of attention for article published in Vascular Health and Risk Management, July 2015
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Title
Feasibility and safety of rehabilitation after venous thromboembolism
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Vascular Health and Risk Management, July 2015
DOI 10.2147/vhrm.s81411
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Frank Noack, Bernd Schmidt, Mroawan Amoury, Dietrich Stoevesandt, Stephan Gielen, Birgit Pflaumbaum, Christiane Girschick, Heinz Völler, Axel Schlitt

Abstract

Venous thromboembolism is a life-threatening disease. In survivors, different degrees of functional complaints need to be restored or prevented (eg, post-thrombotic syndrome, pulmonary hypertension). Therefore, rehabilitation after venous thromboembolism is recommended in Germany. However, a structured rehabilitation program has not been defined for this indication. Here, we present the experience of a single rehabilitation center. Data from consecutive pulmonary embolism (PE) patients who were referred for a 3-week inpatient rehabilitation program from 2006 to 2014 were retrospectively evaluated. In all, 422 patients were identified. The mean age was 63.9±13.5 years, the mean body mass index (BMI) was 30.6±6.2 kg/m(2), and 51.9% were female. Deep vein thrombosis according to PE was known for 55.5% of all patients. We applied a wide range of therapeutic interventions such as bicycle training with monitored heart rate in 86.7%, respiratory training in 82.5%, aquatic therapy/swimming in 40.1%, and medical training therapy in 14.9% of all patients. Adverse events (AEs) occurred in 57 patients during the 3-week rehabilitation period. The most common AEs were cold (n=6), diarrhea (n=5), and infection of the upper or lower respiratory tract that was treated with antibiotics (n=5). However, three patients under anticoagulation therapy suffered from bleeding, which was clinically relevant in one. Four patients (0.9%) had to be transferred to a primary care hospital for non-PE-associated reasons (acute coronary syndrome, pharyngeal abscess, and acute abdominal problems). No influence of any of the physical activity interventions on the incidence of any AE was found. Since PE is a life-threatening disease, it seems reasonable to recommend rehabilitation at least in PE patients with an intermediate or high risk. It is shown for the first time in this study that a standard rehabilitation program after PE is safe. However, efficacy and safety in the long term need to be studied prospectively.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
France 1 <1%
Unknown 115 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 17 15%
Student > Master 14 12%
Student > Bachelor 14 12%
Other 9 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 8%
Other 22 19%
Unknown 32 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 39 33%
Nursing and Health Professions 13 11%
Sports and Recreations 8 7%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 4 3%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 2%
Other 12 10%
Unknown 39 33%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 April 2016.
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#6,312,736
of 25,371,288 outputs
Outputs from Vascular Health and Risk Management
#203
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#67,245
of 277,602 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Vascular Health and Risk Management
#5
of 25 outputs
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