Employment status before and after open heart valve surgery: A cohort study.

Britt BorregaardJordi S DahlOla EkholmEmil FosbølLars Peter Schoedt RiberKirstine L SibilitzSasja M PedersenThomas P H RothbergMaiken H NielsenSelina K BergJacob Eifer Moller

Published in: PloS one (2020)

One-fifth of patients in the working-age were on sick leave six months after surgery. Prolonged sick leave prior to surgery and a EuroScore ≥2.3 were associated with a lower likelihood of returning to the workforce.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
public health
peritoneal dialysis
heart failure
aortic valve
prognostic factors
aortic stenosis
mental health
coronary artery disease
mental illness
left ventricular