Work Status and Return to the Workforce after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and/or Heart Valve Surgery: A One-Year-Follow Up Study
Table 1
Characteristics of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery and/or heart valve surgery in the North Denmark Region, from 2003 to 2007; numbers and percentages.
Men
Women
(%)
(%)
Age
Median (range)
56 (19–62)
55.5 (22–62)
Type of operation
CABG*
444 (77)
57 (57)
Heart valve surgery
107 (19)
32 (32)
Both
30 (5)
11 (11)
EuroScore**
Median (range)
1.5 (0.9–52.3)
2.4 (1.2–61.9)
Work status 9–12 months before surgery
Working
409 (70)
51 (51)
Unemployed
46 (8)
11 (11)
On sick leave
28 (5)
8 (8)
Receiving part-time permanent benefit***
11 (2)
3 (3)
Disability pension
87 (15)
27 (27)
Work status the week before surgery
Working
185 (32)
28 (28)
Unemployed
23 (4)
5 (5)
On sick leave
272 (47)
34 (34)
Receiving part-time permanent benefit***
12 (2)
4 (4)
Disability pension
89 (15)
29 (29)
CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting. **A scoring system for estimating the 30-day mortality based on patient-related factors, cardiac-related factors, and operation related factors. ***A benefit awarded if the applicant has a permanently reduced ability to work.
