Hoad N A, Crawford I C
Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich, London.
Br J Sports Med. 1990 Jun;24(2):120-2. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.24.2.120.
Long waiting lists for coronary artery by-pass grafting often mean that patients have to endure a prolonged period of pre-operative disability, a known poor prognostic factor for their future quality of life and employment prospects. A survey of 60 patients who attended a post-operative rehabilitation course designed to restore their fitness and self-esteem, and hence their quality of life, has shown encouraging results. When questioned a mean 16 months later, 85 per cent are working and significant improvements have been seen in all four quality of life indicators assessed: job satisfaction, family life, social life and sex life. Significant improvements are also seen in their symptoms. Cardiac rehabilitation should be made more available following coronary artery by-pass grafting.
冠状动脉搭桥手术的长等待名单往往意味着患者必须忍受一段较长的术前失能期，这是一个已知的影响其未来生活质量和就业前景的不良预后因素。一项针对60名参加术后康复课程的患者的调查显示了令人鼓舞的结果，该课程旨在恢复他们的健康和自尊，从而提高他们的生活质量。在平均16个月后接受询问时，85%的患者已恢复工作，并且在所评估的所有四项生活质量指标（工作满意度、家庭生活、社交生活和性生活）方面都有显著改善。他们的症状也有显著改善。冠状动脉搭桥手术后应提供更多的心脏康复服务。
