Fast facts for the cardiac surgery nurse
Hodge, Tanya.
Fast facts for the cardiac surgery nurse everything you need to know in a nutshell / [electronic resource] : Tanya Hodge. - New York : Springer, c2011. - viii, 216 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references 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 : initial postoperative period -- Transition to intermediate care -- Extended recovery timelines -- Complications : extended recovery period -- Discharge -- Cardiac rehabilitation.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Heart--Surgery--Nursing.
Electronic books.
RD598 / .H583 2011eb
617.4/120231
Fast facts for the cardiac surgery nurse everything you need to know in a nutshell / [electronic resource] : Tanya Hodge. - New York : Springer, c2011. - viii, 216 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references 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 : initial postoperative period -- Transition to intermediate care -- Extended recovery timelines -- Complications : extended recovery period -- Discharge -- Cardiac rehabilitation.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Heart--Surgery--Nursing.
Electronic books.
RD598 / .H583 2011eb
617.4/120231