The Journal of cardiovascular nursing
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Impact of nurse-initiated preoperative education on postoperative anxiety symptoms and complications after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in high-risk patients is associated with significant perioperative complications and anxiety. Prevention of these postoperative complications and anxiety is important in the improvement of clinical outcomes following CABG. ⋯ Nurse-initiated preoperational education and counseling were associated with a reduced rate of perioperative complications and a reduced level of anxiety following CABG.