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February 4, 2025Creative Nursing

Variables of age, gender, length of stay (LOS) in the ICU, and mean pain scores were found to be significant predictors (53%) of the intensive care experience, with the most significant factor being LOS in the ICU.

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Why the study?

Cardiac surgery carries a high risk of postoperative complications, and many factors affect patients' intensive care experience following surgery.

Population

200 patients who had undergone cardiac surgery in a hospital in Turkey

Design

Cross-sectional study

Authors

NŞNecibe Dağcan ŞahinGAGülşah Gürol Arslan

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Overview

ICU LOS and pain scores may warrant supportive care focus after cardiac surgery; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation.

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Population
200 patients who had undergone cardiac surgery in a hospital in Turkey between February and September 2022
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Outcome
intensive care experiencepatient reported

Age, gender, ICU length of stay, and pain scores are significant predictors of the intensive care experience in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, highlighting targets for improving patient care.

Cite This Study

Şahin et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1de4e066b24d664b6048afhttps://doi.org/10.1177/10784535251314034
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  5. 5Phenomenological Study on the Lived Experience of Patients After Major Cardiac Surgery in Intensive Care Units2025 · 5 citations