Hospital infections and health-related quality of life after cardiac surgery: a multicenter survey

Abstract Background Recent research suggested that hospital infections are a predictive marker for physical non-recovery one year after cardiothoracic surgery. The purpose of this study was to explore whether this risk factor is etiologic. Additional, the influence of a potential effect modifying fa...

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Main Authors: Hilda G. Rijnhart-de Jong, Jo Haenen, Fabiano Porta, Marijke Timmermans, E. Christiaan Boerma, Kim de Jong, on behalf of the participating centers of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Registration Committee of the Netherlands Heart Registration
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-024-02559-4