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August 1, 2011Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryOpen Access

Quality of life after cardiac surgery: underresearched research

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Why the study?

Does cardiac surgery improve quality of life compared to preoperative baseline?

Population

Patients undergoing cardiac surgery (based on a review of 29 articles)

Design

Review

Authors

LNL. NoyezRadboud University NijmegenMJM. J. de JagerRadboud University NijmegenAMA L P MarkouRadboud University Nijmegen

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Implication

Limited paired QoL data preclude firm conclusions on cardiac surgery benefit; leaves open need for prospective studies with baseline/follow-up assessments.

Structured PICO

Does cardiac surgery improve quality of life compared to preoperative baseline?

P
Population
Patients undergoing cardiac surgery (based on a review of 29 articles)
I
Intervention
Cardiac surgery
O
Outcome
Quality of life (postoperative vs. preoperative)patient reported

There is a significant gap in high-quality, evidence-based research evaluating the true impact of cardiac surgery on patients' quality of life.

Limitations

  • Short follow-up in existing studies
  • Limited number of patients included in existing studies
  • Lack of preoperative quality of life data in most studies

Cite This Study

Noyez et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72536cf44fa9f079dfd88fhttps://doi.org/10.1510/icvts.2011.276311
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