Patterns of psychosocial adjustment following cardiac surgery.

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to document the postoperative experiences of a group of cardiac surgery patients with a view to identifying factors relevant to postsurgical mood and adjustment.

Methods: Forty-six cardiac surgery patients (mean age = 63.6 years, SD = 11.

Cognitive function in candidates for coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Background: While many studies have investigated cognitive impairments in patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, very few have closely evaluated presurgical cognitive functioning of bypass candidates.

Methods: A battery of neuropsychologic tests was administered to a consecutive series of patients listed for bypass surgery (n = 109). Cognitive function of bypass candidates was compared with that of a healthy control group (n = 25) and published test norms.