Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Dr. Katharina Tigges-Limmer is presently working as Senior Investigator in Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany and serves as an Editorial board member of several journals and has authored and co-authored many research and reviews articles in high impact international journals.
Short Communication
Perioperative Mental Health Support for Heart Surgery Patients
Author(s): Katharina Tigges-Limmer*, Scott Stock Gissendanner, Yvonne Brocks and Jan Gummert
This commentary discusses research and consensus guidelines regarding the prevalence of mental health problems
among heart surgery patients and the provision of mental health care before, during and after surgery. Comorbid
mental illnesses-including especially depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder-are present in this patient
group and associated with higher mortality risk. Consensus guidelines recommend screening, assessment and
intervention for affected patients. .. View more»