Articulation of postsurgical patient discharges: coordinating care transitions from hospital to home.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac surgery patients are at high risk for readmissions after hospital discharge- few of these readmissions are preventable by mitigating barriers underlying discharge care transitions. An in-depth evaluation of the nuances underpinning the discharge process and the use of tools to support the process, along with insights on patient and clinician experiences, can inform the design of evidence-based strategies to reduce preventable readmissions.

Objective

The study objectives are 3-fold: elucidate perceived factors affecting the postsurgical discharge care transitions of cardiac surgery patients going home; highlight differences among clinician and patient perceptions of the postsurgical discharge experiences, and ascertain the impact of these transitions on pat

SUBMITTER: Abraham J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9382373 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature