A Case Report of a 12-year-old Girl with Ventricular Septal Defect

Abstract

Congenital heart and vessel malformations occur in 5–8 per 1000 live births, resulting in an occurrence of around 0.7%. Some of these malformations (10%–15%) do not need correction. The key aims of recovery are to remove impairments, disabilities, and disabilities, improve quality of life (QOL), and minimize disease-related morbidity and postoperative disease. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effect of exercise programs of 2 weeks on the outcomes of functional capacity and QOL in a postoperative surgery. A 12-year ventricular septal defect survivor underwent primary treatment consisting of open-heart surgery. The patient was given an exercise program comprising techniques of clearance, re-expansion maneuver, vibration, percussion, compression, manual hyperinflation, positioning, postural drainage, cough stimulation, aspiration, breathing exercise, and increased expiratory flow mobilization. For 2 week (three times/day), functional capacity and QOL were measured before and after completion of the exercise program. Considerable improvement in functional capacity and QOL was observed after 2 weeks of the multiple techniques and exercise intervention. The complementation intervention was found to be effective for improving various physiological aspects associated with open-heart surgery. This case study concluded that the complementation intervention was effective for improving various physiological aspects associated with open-heart surgery including QOL.