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Beneficial effects of psychiatric intervention on recovery after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
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Beneficial effects of psychiatric intervention on recovery after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Barbara A. Schindler, Jean Shook and Gail M. Schwartz
General hospital psychiatry, v 11(5), pp 358-364
1989
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0163-8343(89)90124-2
PMID: 2792747
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Abstract

The effects of perioperative psychiatric intervention were studied in 33 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. All patients were evaluated preoperatively using the Mini-Mental State Exam and the Psychological Adjustment to Illness Scale-Self-Report. Participants in the study group ( N = 16) had a structured psychiatric interview prior to surgery and were followed daily with supportive psychotherapy throughout their hospitalization. The number of medical complications was higher in the control group. No significant differences were found in neurologic or psychologic complications. The study group used significantly more oxycodone-acetaminophen (Percocet), but less morphine-sulfate or benzodiazepine on postoperative days 3, 4, and 6. The mean length of stay was 3 days shorter for patients in the study group. In the current ear of escalating health care costs and high technology, clinical protocols and research studies that evaluate the cost effectiveness and efficacy of psychiatric intervention in medically ill patients should be pursued.

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