title: Postoperative outreach care for cardiac patients.
abstract: Cardiac patients' length of hospital stay has greatly decreased in recent years. Rapid discharge programmes following routine post-cardiac surgery are thought to be safe and cost-effective. A programme of postoperative outreach care can monitor problems and prevent readmission.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Services Unit, University of Leicester Hospitals, Glenfield General Hospital NHS Trust, Leicester.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: O'Hagan
mesh_terms: D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000451:nursing* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013315:Stress, Psychological