Key result
Post-cardiac surgery fast track management is safe and results in better patient quality of life compared to conventional pathways, especially for modern aortic valve replacement.
Why the study?
Does post-cardiac surgery fast track management improve safety and quality of life compared to conventional pathways in cardiac surgery patients?
Does post-cardiac surgery fast track management improve safety and quality of life compared to conventional pathways in cardiac surgery patients?
Fast track management in post-cardiac surgery care is a safe and efficient approach that improves patient quality of life, particularly for those undergoing modern aortic valve replacement.
Fast-track pathways may improve post-cardiac surgery quality of life; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Safe and efficient postoperative care is one of the corner stones of successful management of cardiac patients. The ever-increasing number of cardiac procedures, together with limited ICU bed availability, frequently leads to the postponement of cardiac procedures. Post-cardiac surgery fast track (FT) management is a multidisciplinary process using multimodal management techniques to improve the efficiency and safety of postoperative patient management, using available resources appropriately. The fast track concept includes the application of different pathways to fit different hospital structures. Fast track is proofed to be safe and the patient s quality of life is better than those following conventional pathways. Especially patients undergoing modern aortic valve replacement techniques are good candidates for FT treatment.
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Zakhary et al. (2017) conducted a review in Post-cardiac surgery. Fast track (FT) management vs. Conventional pathways was evaluated. Post-cardiac surgery fast track management is safe and results in better patient quality of life compared to conventional pathways, especially for modern aortic valve replacement.
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