Are Parent Discharge Readiness Scores Effective for Patients With Congenital Heart Disease After Cardiac Surgery?

In brief

This prospective study of 128 families found that parent discharge readiness scores did not predict post-discharge clinical engagement after pediatric cardiac surgery. Vulnerable populations—particularly families with lower socioeconomic status and infants with single-ventricle physiology—showed higher rates of clinic visits, ED visits, and readmissions within 30 days despite high readiness scores.

Written by the GCMD Library team from the article.