Cardiac surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Two groups:Preoperative patient education using video and ICU tour for one hour versus No formal patient education by ICU staff before surgery, the current standard of care.
Sponsors
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft with or without valve replacement surgery, in whom they are all expected to go to ICU for early postoperative care.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who have a sustained Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) score of -4 or -5 throughout the ICU admission, have major auditory or visual disorders, have a history of dementia, psychosis or neurological disease that would confound the diagnosis of delirium, are mentally incompetent, or are unable to understCantonese. We will also exclude patients undergoing emergency cardiac surgery, patients who have had a previous cardiac surgery, those who have received previous care in the ICU.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome is satisfaction with ICU care and decision-making process, from the perspective of the patient and patient's family member.; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcomes will be the change in anxiety (and depression) scores using the Chinese-Cantonese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactProf Anna Lee
Prince of Wales Hospital, CUHK
Outcome results
None listed