Does Mental Distress Predict Cardiac Surgical Outcome?

ABSTRACT: Mental distress is suspected to influence the morbidity of cardiac patients. Evaluating mental distress in cardiac patients is rare and the impact on surgical outcome is still not certified.In 94 cardiac surgical patients, mental distress was assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4). We defined length of stay in hospital and on intensive care unit as well as time of mechanical ventilation as outcomes on surgery. Age, physical activity, diabetes, overweight, PHQ-4, and an inflammation marker were tested for their predictive value on outcomes.Reportedly prevalence of generalized anxiety was 16.0% and depression rate was 13.8%. Length of stay in hospital was 13 ± 8 days, time of mechanical ventilation was 10 (0-1,207) hours, and length of stay on intensive care unit was 3 ± 6 da

SUBMITTER: Buschmann K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12503921 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature