New protocols could significantly reduce postoperative setbacks in cardiac patients

(Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation) MHIF recognized that the occurrence of POAF under traditional surgical protocols was not preventing or reducing the number of POAF patients. A team investigated whether the protocols could be changed in such a way that POAF could be reduced. Preliminary results indicate that changing the protocol may reduce POAF, offering improved outcomes for the patients and reduced healthcare costs while establishing a process for protocol review that can become a mode...