Postoperative outreach care for cardiac patients.
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.
O'Hagan
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Cardiac Services Unit, University of Leicester Hospitals, Glenfield General Hospital NHS Trust, Leicester.
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