Expanding enhanced recovery protocols for cardiac surgery to include the patient voice: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac surgery is becoming increasingly common in older, more vulnerable adults. A focus on timely and complete medical and functional recovery has led to the development of enhanced recovery protocols (ERPs) for a number of surgical procedures and subspecialties, including cardiac surgery (ERAS® Cardiac). An element that is often overlooked in the development and implementation of ERPs is the involvement of key stakeholder groups, including surgery patients and caregivers (e.g., family and/or friends). The aim of this study is to describe a protocol for a scoping review of cardiac patient and caregiver preferences and outcomes relevant to cardiac surgery ERPs.

Methods

Using Arksey and O'Malley's et al six-stage framework for scoping review methodologies with ada

SUBMITTER: Oravec N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7798193 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature