Interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral perioperative care model in cardiac surgery: implementation in the setting of minimally invasive heart valve surgery (INCREASE)—study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Valvular heart diseases are frequent and increasing in prevalence. Minimally invasive heart valve surgery embedded in an interdisciplinary enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program may have potential benefits with regard to reduced length of stay and improved patient reporte...

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Main Authors: Susanne G. R. Klotz, Gesche Ketels, Christian A. Behrendt, Hans-Helmut König, Sebastian Kohlmann, Bernd Löwe, Johannes Petersen, Sina Stock, Eik Vettorazzi, Antonia Zapf, Inke Zastrow, Christian Zöllner, Hermann Reichenspurner, Evaldas Girdauskas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06455-x