The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recovery from cardiac surgery: 1-year outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The outbreak of COVID-19 was potentially stressful for everyone and possibly heightened in those having surgery. We sought to explore the impact of the pandemic on recovery from cardiac surgery.

Methods and results

A prospective observational study of 196 patients who were ≥18years old undergoing cardiac surgery between March 23 and July 4, 2020 (UK lockdown) was conducted. Those too unwell or unable to give consent/complete the questionnaires were excluded. Participants completed (on paper or electronically) the impact of event [Impact of Events Scale-revised (IES-R)] (distress related to COVID-19), depression [Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)], and EQ-5D-5L [(quality of life, health-related quality of life (HRQoL)] questionnaires at baseline

SUBMITTER: Sanders J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9494405 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature