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Q In patients with acute uncomplicated myocardial infarction (MI), does the duration of bed rest affect outcomes?
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Data sources:
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, PASCAL BioMed, PsycINFO, and BIOSIS Previews (to August 2005); reference lists; and experts.
Study selection and assessment:
randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs that compared short (1–14 d) and long (5–28 d) durations of bed rest after acute uncomplicated MI. 15 RCTs (n = 2958; median mean age 60 y; median 81% men) published between 1954 and 1989 met the selection criteria. Quality of individual trials was assessed based on randomisation method, blinded assessment of outcomes, and …
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For correspondence: Professor H Herkner, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. harald.herkner{at}meduniwien.ac.at
Source of funding: no external funding.
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