Identifying Selected Mental Health, Physical, and Social Determinants of Extended Length of Stay After Elective Cardiac Surgery

The current in-hospital pathway of 4 days at our center may not be applicable to all patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. These findings highlight the importance of considering sex, left ventricular function, need for homecare after surgery, and lack of specialized medical home support programs in preoperative screening and planning to improve resource allocation and patient outcomes.