Abstract
Purpose: Congenital heart disease (CHD) occurs in 4-12 per 1,000 live births with more than 30% of affected children requiring palliative or corrective surgery in early life. Studies on adult cardiac surgery patients clearly demonstrate the benefit of physical therapy (PT), a standard postoperative care step. However, it is unknown to what extent pediatric cardiac patients are referred for post-surgical PT in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The objective of this study is to assess pediatric cardiologist (PC) referral practices for both inpatient and outpatient post-cardiac surgery physical …
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