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study, conducted on 50 consecutive patients who underwent elective surgery for valvular disease were prospectively enrolled. The subjects had been randomly divided to two group based on the surgical procedure, the MICS group and the conventional group. Age, height, weight and the preoperative cardiac functions discrepancies across groups haven't been significant (table 1).) Postoperative rehabilitation data is shown in (Table 2). Postoperative progress was quicker in the MICS group than in the conventional group (postoperative day of standing at the bedside was 1.84 ± 0.37 vs. 2.28 ± 0.68 days, p<0.01) and 100-m independent walking postoperative was 3.24 ± 0.72 vs 5.08 ± 0.70 days, p<0.01). Also there was significant improvement as regard post-operative pain score (VAS) in MICS group, p<0.01). The amount of physical activity in both groups before and after surgery is shown in (Table 3). There was no significant difference in the number of preoperative daily steps between the two groups. The number of daily steps showed a significant increase in the MICS group (preoperative 2,740.4 ± 1,330.2 vs. postoperative 3,536.8 ± 1,885.3, The difference in the amount of physical activity in both group is shown in table 3. This is meaning that the rate of change in daily steps, pre- and postoperatively, was significantly higher in the MICS group than the conventional group (793.28 ± 543.29 vs. 181.96 ± 205., p<0.01). The result of 6MWT in both groups before and after surgery is shown in (Table 4). There was no significant difference in the test preoperative between the two groups. The test showed a significant increase in the MICS group (preoperative 2,740.4 ± 1,330.2 vs. postoperative 3,536.8 ± 1,885.3, p<0.01).
Table (1) : Demographic data and the patient characteristics and surgical data
Conventional group MICS group P-value Sig.
No. = 25 No. = 25
Age Mean ± SD 49.08 ± 12.91 48.68 ± 12.77 0.913 NS
Range 26 – 68 22 – 70
Gender Female 16 (64.0%) 12 (48.0%) 0.254 NS
Male 9 (36.0%) 13 (52.0%)
BMI Mean ± SD 26.41 ± 4.62 26.50 ± 4.31 0.947 NS
Range 19.3 – 36 18.3 – 34
DM No 21 (84.0%) 20 (80.0%) 0.713 NS
Yes 4 (16.0%) 5 (20.0%)
HTN No 13 (52.0%) 14 (56.0%) 0.777 NS
Yes 12 (48.0%) 11 (44.0%)
Liver disease No 22 (88.0%) 22 (88.0%) 1.000 NS
Yes 3 (12.0%) 3 (12.0%)
LVEF Mean ± SD 59.08 ± 9.18 60.40 ± 8.86 0.607 NS
Range 39 – 71 38 – 72
LVDd (mm) Mean ± SD 51.56 ± 9.01 52.88 ± 7.37 0.573 NS
Range 33 – 70 39 – 66
P-value >0.05: Non significant (NS); P-value <0.05: Significant (S); P-value< 0.01: highly significant (HS)
*:Chi-square test; •: Independent t-test
Table 2 : Postoperative rehabilitation data and VAS score
Conventional group MICS group P-value Sig.
No. = 25 No. = 25
Standing at the bed side (Postoperative day) Mean ± SD 2.28 ± 0.68 1.84 ± 0.37 0.007 HS
Range 1 – 3 1 – 2
100 m independent walking (Postoperative day ) Mean ± SD 5.08 ± 0.70 3.24 ± 0.72 <0.001 HS
Range 4 – 6 2 – 5
VAS score Median (IQR) 4 (5 - 6) 4 (3 - 4) <0.001 HS
Range 4 – 8 3 – 6
P-value > 0.05: Non significant; P-value < 0.05: Significant; P-value < 0.01: Highly significant
•: Independent t-test; ≠: Mann-Whitney test
Table 3: The amount of physical activity before and after surgery measured by triaxial accelerometer (steps/ day)
The amount of physical activity before surgery (steps/day) Conventional group MICS group P-value Sig.
No. = 25 No. = 25
Pre-operative Mean ± SD 2534.68 ± 584.86 2418.60 ± 418.41 0.424 NS
Range 1348 – 3764 1853 – 3245
Post-operative Mean ± SD 2716.64 ± 584.53 3211.88 ± 594.94 0.005 HS
Range 1949 – 3876 1986 – 4001
Difference Mean ± SD 181.96 ± 205.00 793.28 ± 543.29 <0.001 HS
Range 1 – 632 88 – 1894
Paired t-test 4.438 7.301
P-value <0.001 (HS) <0.001 (HS)
P-value > 0.05: Non significant; P-value < 0.05: Significant; P-value < 0.01: Highly significant
*: Chi-square test
Table (4): The result of 6MWT in both groups before and after surgery
6MWT Conventional group MICS group P-value Sig.
No. = 25 No. = 25
Pre operative Mean ± SD 340.88 ± 69.53 346.72 ± 55.76 0.745 NS
Range 209 – 493 289 – 488
Post operative Mean ± SD 410.56 ± 86.61 506.56 ± 86.92 <0.001 HS
Range 291 – 596 339 – 632
Difference Mean ± SD 69.68 ± 56.11 159.84 ± 77.35 <0.001 HS
Range 6 – 197 6 – 312
Paired t-test 6.209 10.333
P-value <0.001 (HS) <0.001 (HS)
P-value > 0.05: Non significant; P-value < 0.05: Significant; P-value < 0.01: Highly significant
*: Chi-square test
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