Cardiac Surgery
New cardiac surgery research from University Hospital outlined
Published in Cardiovascular Business Week, November 4th, 2008
"The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of a quality improvement postoperative pain treatment program after cardiac surgery. This was a prospective, quasiexperimental Study using nonequivalent groups comprising 3 periods: baseline (group baseline), implementation of the algorithm for acute pain management, and reassessment (group reassessment)," scientists writing in the Journal of Critical Care report.
"Inclusion of 133 patients after elective cardiac surgery at an 18-bed surgical intensive care unit (SICU) at a Swiss university hospital. The algorithm was implemented by training, pocket guidelines, regular audits, and feedback. The implementation...
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