Prevalence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation and Impact to Nursing Practice-A Cross Sectional Study.
Ana BrčinaKristian CivkaRenata HabekovićSabina KrupaAna LjubasWioletta Mędrzycka-DąbrowskaAdriano FriganovićPublished in: Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
The results of this this study show that atrial fibrillation was higher in the participants who had valve surgery compared to other cardiac surgeries. There was also an increase in atrial fibrillation in the older participants. The results of this study can help to improve nursing practice and the quality of care for cardiac surgery patients with regard to daily activities, or planning nursing care due to the patient's condition.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- cardiac surgery
- physical activity
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- primary care
- heart failure
- left atrial
- mental health
- risk factors
- direct oral anticoagulants
- left ventricular
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- minimally invasive
- left atrial appendage
- venous thromboembolism
- chronic pain
- mitral valve
- case report
- coronary artery bypass
- middle aged