Why the study?
What is the incidence of post-operative psychological disturbances following open heart surgery?
Population
141 patients subjected to open heart surgery in a single unit during a 10-month period
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
post-operative
Authors
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Single-center observation of elevated post-operative mental abnormalities challenges historical 3% benchmark; leaves open incidence and generalizability in contemporary cohorts.
What is the incidence of post-operative psychological disturbances following open heart surgery?
The study investigates a higher-than-expected incidence of post-operative psychological disturbances following open heart surgery in a single unit.
Egerton et al. (1964) studied this question.
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