Exposure to high stress in the intensive care unit may have negative effects on health-related quality-of-life outcomes after cardiac surgery.

G, Schelling; M, Richter; B, Roozendaal; HB, Rothenhäusler; T, Krauseneck; C, Stoll; G, Nollert; M, Schmidt; HP, Kapfhammer

doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000069512.10544.40

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Exposure to high stress in the intensive care unit may have negative effects on health-related quality-of-life outcomes after cardiac surgery.

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Authors:

Schelling G

Richter M

Roozendaal B

Abstract

<h4>Objective</h4>Up to 20% of patients do not show improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQL) after cardiac surgery, despite apparently successful surgical procedures. We sought to determine whether failed improvements in HRQL after cardiac surgery are associated with the development of ...

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