Discharge education delivered to general surgical patients in their management of recovery post discharge – a systematic mixed studies review

Discharge education is essential for postoperative general surgery patients for their self-management of care at home post discharge. The first 30 days ’ post-surgery is pivotal to the post-operative recovery process as this is when most post-operative complications occur. Insufficient discharge education can compromise patients’ recovery process causing postoperative complications and unplanned hospital readmissions.
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research