Postoperative delirium is a risk factor for impaired quality of life in patients 3 years after cardiac surgery. Postoperative delirium is independently associated with greater cognitive impairment, and greater risk of hospital readmission. Both prevention and early recognition and treatment of delirium are essential to improve long-term outcomes. The present review identified studies on the postoperative effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in cardiac surgery patients. Cardiac surgery patients who received OMT displayed decreased perception of postoperative pain as well as improved hemodynamics. Although a small number of cardiac surgery patients are available for quantitative analysis through published studies, OMT therapies seem to hasten postoperative recovery.

Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in surgical patients aims at reducing postoperative pain and enhancing recovery. The effects of OMT have not been extensively studied in cardiac surgery patients, mostly owing to the fact that a limited number of osteopathic physicians are trained in thoracic surgery.Osteopathic treatment might be helpful as an adjunct to current medical therapies in mitigating postoperative pain and improving the overall patient's functional status.

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