From Surviving to Thriving - Parental Experiences of Hospitalised Infants with Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Qualitative Synthesis

摘要

Problem: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital abnormality in infants and over one third of these infants will require surgical intervention in the neonatal period. This qualitative synthesis aimed to explore parental experiences of surgery and hospitalisation in the intensive care environment for the treatment of their infant's CHD in the first year of life in order to inform practice.