The Konstantinovy Lázně Medical Spa focuses on the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of cardiovascular diseases and the treatment of the musculoskeletal system. Early rehabilitation of patients after cardiac surgeries in the spa follows directly on the hospital stay and begins with transfer from bed to bed mainly on the 5th to 10th day after the operation. After admission by a cardiologist or internist with cardiological erudition, patients are placed in the beds of the Center for Early Cardiovascular Rehabilitation (similar to the ICU), where they stay for 1 – 4 days as needed. Rehabilitation begins on the 1st day of their stay. It includes individual breathing exercises, including physical therapy (treatment of scars and small skin defects with a biolamp), inhalations are added to improve often stuck coughing, dry carbon dioxide baths help to improve blood circulation in tissues and organs. Furthermore, an initial resting ECG is performed upon admission of the patient. and spirometry. On the first or second day, a resting transthoracic echocardiographic examination is performed, and an ECG is also used as needed. Holter monitoring 24 hours and BP Holter monitoring 24 hours.
With an interval of several days and depending on the patient’s health condition, stress electrocardiography (bicycle ergometry) is performed – no earlier than on the 10th day after the aortocoronary bypass and on the 14th day after the operation on the valve or combined surgery (bypass + valve). Depending on the load tolerance, patients also exercise in appropriate groups, train on an exercise bike and perform individual or group field treatments. At the same time, other physiatric procedures are applied – electrotherapy, back massage, reflexology massage or soft techniques mainly in the area of the cervical and thoracic spine in a sitting position – and hydrotherapy procedures in the area of the lower limbs and abdomen, unless there are fresh scars and minor defects in the area of the lower limbs and abdomen.
Given that our patients represent a relatively high-risk group, emphasis is placed on the high level of expertise of doctors. Cardiologists are present at the workplace – cardiologists , one of whom also has a certificate in rehabilitation and physical medicine. The other doctors are certified internists with cardiology erudition.
Konstantinovy Lázně also offers excellent spatial and instrumental equipment: a 5-bed Centre for Early Cardiovascular Rehabilitation (similar to the ICU), where there are 5 monitors and all of them are brought to the central monitor of the infirmary, and for another 5 patients telemetry with a range throughout the Prusík Treatment Institute (120 beds), also with a lead to the central monitor of the infirmary, infusion pumps, injectors, two defibrillators with external stimulation, etc. From diagnostic devices, we use echocardiography, which is routinely performed by all cardiologists, cardiologists also perform the evaluation of stress electrocardiogrrapy (bicycle ergometry), ECG. Holter 24 hours monitoring and TK Holter 24 hours monitoring and internists evaluate spirometry. We have our own relatively large laboratory with the possibility of examining all basic biochemical and hematological parameters.
With an interval of several days and depending on the patient’s health condition, stress electrocardiography (bicycle ergometry) is performed – no earlier than on the 10th day after the aortocoronary bypass and on the 14th day after the operation on the valve or combined surgery (bypass + valve). Depending on the load tolerance, patients also exercise in appropriate groups, train on an exercise bike and perform individual or group field treatments. At the same time, other physiatric procedures are applied – electrotherapy, back massage, reflexology massage or soft techniques mainly in the area of the cervical and thoracic spine in a sitting position – and hydrotherapy procedures in the area of the lower limbs and abdomen, unless there are fresh scars and minor defects in the area of the lower limbs and abdomen.
Given that our patients represent a relatively high-risk group, emphasis is placed on the high level of expertise of doctors. Cardiologists are present at the workplace – cardiologists , one of whom also has a certificate in rehabilitation and physical medicine. The other doctors are certified internists with cardiology erudition.
Konstantinovy Lázně also offers excellent spatial and instrumental equipment: a 5-bed Centre for Early Cardiovascular Rehabilitation (similar to the ICU), where there are 5 monitors and all of them are brought to the central monitor of the infirmary, and for another 5 patients telemetry with a range throughout the Prusík Treatment Institute (120 beds), also with a lead to the central monitor of the infirmary, infusion pumps, injectors, two defibrillators with external stimulation, etc. From diagnostic devices, we use echocardiography, which is routinely performed by all cardiologists, cardiologists also perform the evaluation of stress electrocardiogrrapy (bicycle ergometry), ECG. Holter 24 hours monitoring and TK Holter 24 hours monitoring and internists evaluate spirometry. We have our own relatively large laboratory with the possibility of examining all basic biochemical and hematological parameters.
