Why the study?
Do nurse-led inpatient care interventions improve postoperative outcomes in adults undergoing open heart surgery?
Population
Adult patients undergoing open heart surgery (n=3,141 from 19 RCTs)
Comparison
Nurse-led inpatient care interventions during… vs Usual care
Design
Editorial
Follow-up
Acute postoperative period
Key result
In a review of 19 RCTs (n=3,141), nurse-led acute care postoperative interventions in adult cardiac surgery showed a consistent direction of benefit, though heterogeneity precluded meta-analysis.
Authors
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Nurse-led postoperative interventions may enhance recovery after cardiac surgery; extends evidence for integrating advanced nursing roles into standard care pathways.
Do nurse-led inpatient care interventions improve postoperative outcomes in adults undergoing open heart surgery?
Nurse-led acute postoperative interventions in adult cardiac surgery show a consistent direction of benefit, highlighting the need for further high-quality RCTs to optimize evidence-based nursing practice.
Irene Lie (2026) conducted an editorial in Adults undergoing open heart surgery (n=3,141). Nurse-led acute care postoperative interventions vs. Usual care was evaluated on Postoperative complications, ICU and hospital length of stay, readmissions, pain, comfort, physiological parameters, and patient-reported outcomes. In a review of 19 RCTs (n=3,141), nurse-led acute care postoperative interventions in adult cardiac surgery showed a consistent direction of benefit, though heterogeneity precluded meta-analysis.