Why the study?
Can cardiac surgical patients be safely managed postoperatively in a general surgical recovery ward?
Population
143 cardiac surgical patients
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
overnight
Authors
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Supports feasibility of general ward recovery after cardiac surgery in selected cases; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Can cardiac surgical patients be safely managed postoperatively in a general surgical recovery ward?
Cardiac surgical patients can be safely managed overnight in a general surgical recovery ward, facilitated by appropriate intra-operative anesthetic management.
Aps et al. (1986) studied this question.
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