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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-10-8
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to establish the safest way to bathe patients with myocardial infarction (MI) through measuring the hemodynamics during and after bathing. Seventy patients with MI were bathed supine in a Hubbard tank filled with 42 degrees C tap water for 5 min. The subjects were divided into 2 groups depending on their hemodynamic values 10 min after bathing: pulmonary capillary wedge pressure unchanged even after bathing (group A), and decreased pressure after bathing (group B). The left ventricular ejection fraction of group B was significantly higher than that of group A: 53.6% vs. 39.7%, respectively (p<0.01). The physical work capacity of group B was significantly higher at 5.6 METs, than that of group A with 4.5 METs (p<0.05). During the average of their 37-month follow-up period, there were 3 cardiac events in group B and 6 in group A. There were 2 cardiac events during bathing, both of which occurred in group A. When patients with MI take a bath, it is essential to closely monitor them, especially to those patients with lower cardiac function, because they have a higher possibility of a cardiac event.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0047-1828
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
527-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Baths, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Coronary Angiography, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Disease-Free Survival, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Exercise Test, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Heart Catheterization, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Heart Rate, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Hemodynamics, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Myocardial Infarction, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Pulmonary Wedge Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Safety, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Supine Position, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:10462019-Work Capacity Evaluation
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparisons between hemodynamics, during and after bathing, and prognosis in patients with myocardial infarction.
pubmed:affiliation
The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. nx4m-srmc@asahi-net.or.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't