Psychosocial problems following coronary artery bypass surgery.
Most patients undergoing bypass graft surgery derive psychological and social benefits from it. Those who fare badly are likely to have evidence of psychological maladjustments before surgery and to suffer forced retirement (for whatever reason) after it. A sizeable minority develop CNS complications. More prospective controlled studies are needed to determine whether these lead to long-term neuropsychological impairment.
D001835:Body Weight; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000523:psychology*; D004651:Employment; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012306:Risk; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000453:epidemiology; D012907:Smoking; D014434:Type A Personality