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Fast facts for the cardiac surgery nurse : everything you need to know in a nutshell [E-Book]

By: Series: Fast factsPublication details: New York : Springer, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 216 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780826108326
  • 0826108326
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • 2011 I-527
  • WY 152.5
Online resources:
Contents:
Epidemiology of CAD, valve disease, and the need for heart surgery -- Diagnostic tests -- Preparing a patient for cardiac surgery -- Cardiopulmonary bypass -- Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) -- Valve surgeries -- Other surgical treatments -- Off-pump surgeries and minimally invasive techniques -- The first few hours : initial recovery -- Complications (format = prevention, assessment, diagnostics, intervention) -- Transition to acute care -- -- Extended recovery timelines and activity -- Complications (format = prevention, assessment, diagnostics, intervention) -- Discharge -- Cardiac rehabilitation.
Summary: A succinct yet comprehensive reference tool for cardiac surgery nurses, this new addition to the Fast Facts series provides quick access to frequently used information regarding the care of cardiac surgery patients. It encompasses the timeline from pre-op to recovery period, with a special focus on the prevention and management of commonly seen post-op complications. The book addresses surgical treatments for coronary artery disease, valve disease, descending aortic aneurysms, and congenital heart disease in adults, and covers patient presentation and diagnostic tests, immediate and extended p.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202) and index.

Epidemiology of CAD, valve disease, and the need for heart surgery -- Diagnostic tests -- Preparing a patient for cardiac surgery -- Cardiopulmonary bypass -- Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) -- Valve surgeries -- Other surgical treatments -- Off-pump surgeries and minimally invasive techniques -- The first few hours : initial recovery -- Complications (format = prevention, assessment, diagnostics, intervention) -- Transition to acute care -- -- Extended recovery timelines and activity -- Complications (format = prevention, assessment, diagnostics, intervention) -- Discharge -- Cardiac rehabilitation.

A succinct yet comprehensive reference tool for cardiac surgery nurses, this new addition to the Fast Facts series provides quick access to frequently used information regarding the care of cardiac surgery patients. It encompasses the timeline from pre-op to recovery period, with a special focus on the prevention and management of commonly seen post-op complications. The book addresses surgical treatments for coronary artery disease, valve disease, descending aortic aneurysms, and congenital heart disease in adults, and covers patient presentation and diagnostic tests, immediate and extended p.

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