Health-Related Quality of Life After Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Conclusions: Health-related quality of life improved significantly after minimally invasive cardiac surgery. These improvements were influenced by age, operative risk, symptoms, and rhythm status. Even patients with HRQL in a normal range before surgery can experience improved HRQL after surgery. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery can offer decreased postoperative complications and also improved HRQL.
Source: Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research