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Return to work after coronary artery bypass grafting and aortic valve replacement surgery: A scoping review.

Michael MortensenReidun K N M SandvikØyvind S SvendsenRune HaaverstadAsgjerd L Moi
Published in: Scandinavian journal of caring sciences (2021)
A significant number of patients never return to work following coronary artery bypass grafting or aortic valve surgery, and the time interval until work return is longer than expected. Failure to resume work represents a threat to the patients' finances and quality of life. Nurses are in a unique position to assess work-related issues and have an active part in the multi-disciplinary facilitation of tailored occupational counselling after cardiac surgery.
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