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Studying depressive symptoms after surgery

A two-year project aims to identify patients who may need additional support for depressive symptoms after surgery.

Hospital care followed by a six-month calendar illustrates studying depressive symptoms after surgery. Hospital care followed by a six-month calendar illustrates studying depressive symptoms after surgery.
Conceptual illustration of follow-up during the six months after surgery.
Project lead
Megan Rolfzen
Fritsche Lab role
Lars Fritsche, collaborator
Funding
Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) · Mentored Research Training Grant
Award period
Two years
Research focus
Depressive symptom trajectories in the six months after surgery using structured electronic health record data and clinical notes