Journal of vascular nursing : official publication of the Society for Peripheral Vascular Nursing
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Observational Study
Quality of life in elder adults one-year after coronary bypass.
Survival rates in the elderly after cardiac surgery have improved over the last decades and therewith more attention is directed toward Quality of Life (QoL) as a patient reported outcome measure. ⋯ Not all elderly patients experience benefits in terms of QoL one year after cardiac surgery. Therefore, potential benefits and risks need to be considered and discussed by physicians and patients before making the decision to operate or not.