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Published on: January 16, 2019

Factors Affecting the Intensive Care Experience of Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study

Necibe Dağcan Şahin1, Gülşah Gürol Arslan2

  • 1Fundamentals of Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kutahya Health Sciences University, Kutahya, Turkey.

Creative Nursing
|June 2, 2025
PubMed

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Patients undergoing cardiac surgery generally have a positive intensive care unit (ICU) experience. Key factors influencing this experience include length of stay in the ICU and pain management, highlighting the importance of quality nursing care.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Intensive Care Medicine
  • Surgical Nursing

Background:

  • Cardiac surgery carries a significant risk of postoperative complications.
  • Patient experiences in the intensive care unit (ICU) are influenced by various factors post-surgery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify factors impacting the ICU experience of patients after cardiac surgery.
  • To analyze the relationship between patient demographics, clinical variables, and ICU experience.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving 200 patients who underwent cardiac surgery.
  • Data collected from patients treated in a Turkish hospital between February and September 2022.

Main Results:

  • Patients generally reported a positive ICU experience following cardiac surgery.
  • Length of stay (LOS) in the ICU, mean pain scores, age, and gender were significant predictors (53% variance) of the ICU experience.
  • LOS in the ICU emerged as the most influential factor.

Conclusions:

  • Effective patient care can mitigate both prolonged ICU stays and pain levels.
  • Improving the ICU experience necessitates reducing pain and shortening length of stay through quality nursing interventions.

Keywords:
cardiac surgeryintensive care unitsnursingregression analysis

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