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

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 p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia 2002-05, Vol.78 (5), p.459-465
Hauptverfasser:	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.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS myocardial revascularization surgery valvular heart surgery waiting lists for heart surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	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
ISSN:	0066-782X 1678-4170 1678-4170
DOI:	10.1590/S0066-782X2002000500003