Waqar Ahmed Awan, Anam Aftab, Sarah Kafeel, Raheela Kanwal, Aqeel Ahmed, Memona Qureshi.
Prevalence and associated risk factors of adhesive capsulitis in post cardiac surgery patients.
Pak Heart J Jan ;52(3):262-5.

Objectives: To find prevalence and associated risk factors of adhesive capsulitis in post cardiac surgery patients. Methodology: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in Surgical OPD of Armed forces Institute of Cardiology and National institute of heart diseases Rawalpindi (AFIC/NIHD). from May 2016 to June 2017. Non probability convenience sampling technique was used to collect data from both the male and female participants undergone cardiac surgery between 3-6 months, coming for follow up with age above 40 years. Semi structured questionnaire regarding risk factors was used to collect data. For association chi-square test was used. Results: The total of 300 patients were included. The mean age of the study participants was 55.78 +- 7.27 years. The prevalence of the adhesive capsulitis among cardiac surgery patient was found in 87(29%). The results also showed that age (X =20.29, p<0.001), gender(X =66.48, p<0.001), diabetes 2 2(X =74.89, p<0.001), shoulder immobility after surgery (X =11.99, p<0.001) 22 and physical activity in study participants before surgery was also significantly associated (X =46.8, p<0.001) with adhesive capsulitis. Conclusion: The study concluded that adhesive capsulitis (AC) is highly prevalent in post cardiac surgery patients. It was also concluded increasing age,diabetes, female gender, longer duration of immobility of shoulder and inactivity before surgery significantly contribute in the prevalence of AC in post cardiac surgery patients.

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