Associations of perioperative depression with sleep quality and physical activity levels in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery: A prospective observational study
Why Peri‑operative Depression Matters More Than Ever in Cardiac Surgery Patients heading into heart surgery face a double‑edged sword: the physical stress of the operation and the mental strain of the unknown. A recent prospective study of 100 cardiac‑surgery patients found that 34 % were already depressed before the knife went in, that number spiked to … Read more