Why the study?
Is there a relationship between neurocognitive functioning and quality of life 5 years after cardiac surgery?
Is there a relationship between neurocognitive functioning and quality of life 5 years after cardiac surgery?
Neurocognitive functioning is strongly related to quality of life 5 years post-cardiac surgery, highlighting the importance of preoperative evaluation and postoperative care.
Supports neurocognitive evaluation in cardiac surgery care; leaves open whether modifying cognition improves long-term QoL.
Five years after cardiac surgery, there is a strong relationship between neurocognitive functioning and quality of life. This has important social and financial implications for preoperative evaluation and postoperative care of patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
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Newman et al. (2001) studied this question.
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