Parental perceptions in pediatric cardiac fast-track surgery.
This project investigated parents' and caregivers' perceptions of the fast-track surgery process with regard to their child's surgical procedure and hospital stay. The goal of this project was to review and improve the fast-track process. Participants were parents/caregivers of pediatric patients (ie, younger than 18 years) who had undergone a low-complexity cardiac surgical procedure on a fast-track basis at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom, between January 2006 and January 2008. Findings suggest that parents/caregivers overestimate the time it takes for several key milestones in the fast-track process to occur and that there is a need for preoperative and preadmission education that will allow parents/caregivers to be more involved in their child's care.
Jawahar
Kaanthan
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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.
Scarisbrick
Angela Antonia
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D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000451:nursing*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004434:Early Ambulation; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008131:London; D010290:Parents; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000451:nursing*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors