The Impact of Nonpharmacological Interventions on Patient Experience, Opioid Use, and Health Care Utilization in Adult Cardiac Surgery Patients: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

BackgroundDespite pharmacological treatments, patients undergoing cardiac surgery experience severe anxiety and pain, which adversely affect outcomes. Previous work examining pediatric and nonsurgical adult patients has documented the effectiveness of inexpensive, nonpharmaco...

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Main Authors: Brescia, Alexander A, Piazza, Julie R, Jenkins, Jessica N, Heering, Lindsay K, Ivacko, Alexander J, Piazza, James C, Dwyer-White, Molly C, Peters, Stefanie L, Cepero, Jesus, Brown, Bailey H, Longi, Faraz N, Monaghan, Katelyn P, Bauer, Frederick W, Kathawate, Varun G, Jafri, Sara M, Webster, Melissa C, Kasperek, Amanda M, Garvey, Nickole L, Schwenzer, Claudia, Wu, Xiaoting, Lagisetty, Kiran H, Osborne, Nicholas H, Waljee, Jennifer F, Riba, Michelle, Likosky, Donald S, Byrnes, Mary E, Deeb, G Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2021-02-01
Series:JMIR Research Protocols
Online Access:https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/2/e21350