This review summarizes current research on the cognitive, psychiatric, and psychological effects of cardiac surgery, particularly coronary artery bypass grafting.
Supports heightened vigilance for neuropsychiatric effects post-cardiac surgery; leaves open optimal mitigation strategies for future research.
Cardiac surgery is now offered to more patients than ever before. Different age groups are affected by different forms of the disease and, as a result, patients range from new born infants to those in their eighties. In recent years attention has begun to focus on the psychological effects of such surgery. This article considers current research into the cognitive, psychiatric and psychological changes associated with cardiac surgery, with specific reference to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
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