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Open-heart surgery recovery involves complex psychosocial and physical challenges that persist well after hospital discharge.
Recovery after open-heart surgery involves complex psychosocial and physical challenges extending beyond discharge.
May warrant extended post-discharge monitoring; leaves open optimal interventions for persistent challenges.
In Brief Research has suggested that the experience and recovery process after open-heart surgery may be more complex than anticipated and presents psychosocial and physical challenges that continue well after discharge.
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Kristy S. Chunta (2009) studied this question. Open-heart surgery recovery involves complex psychosocial and physical challenges that persist well after hospital discharge.
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