Consequences of the Prolonged Waiting Time for Patients Candidates for Heart Surgery

Autor:	Haddad Nagib, Bittar Olímpio J. N. V., Pereira Ana A. M., Silva Maria Barbosa da, Amato Vivian L., Farsky Pedro S., Ramos Auristela I. O., Sampaio Marcelo, Almeida Tarcísio L. V., Armaganijan Dikran, Sousa José Eduardo M. R.
Jazyk:	English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	waiting lists for heart surgery myocardial revascularization surgery valvular heart surgery Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system RC666-701
Zdroj:	Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, Vol 78, Iss 5, Pp 459-465 (2002)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0066-782X 1678-4170
Popis:	OBJECTIVE - To assess mortality and the psychological repercussions of the prolonged waiting time for candidates for heart surgery. METHODS - From July 1999 to May 2000, using a standardized questionnaire, we carried out standardized interviews and semi-structured psychological interviews with 484 patients with coronary heart disease, 121 patients with valvular heart diseases, and 100 patients with congenital heart diseases. RESULTS - The coefficients of mortality (deaths per 100 patients/year) were as follows: patients with coronary heart disease, 5.6; patients with valvular heart diseases, 12.8; and patients with congenital heart diseases, 3.1 (p
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