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A Clinical and Economic Evaluation of Fast-Track Recovery after Cardiac Surgery

Kareem Salhiyyah, Sherif Elsobky, Shahzad G. Raja, Rizwan Attia, John Brazier, Graham Cooper

The Heart Surgery Forum · 2011 · 34 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

Fast-track recovery after cardiac surgery decreases the intensive care LOS and the total duration of intubation. It is a cost-effective strategy compared with conventional recovery protocols; however, it does not reduce the total hospital LOS or the incidence of complications.

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