Fast facts for the cardiac surgery nurse [electronic resource] : everything you need to know in a nutshell / Tanya Hodge.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Springer, c2011.Description: viii, 216 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 617.4/120231 22
LOC classification:
  • RD598 .H583 2011eb
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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 : initial postoperative period -- Transition to intermediate care -- Extended recovery timelines -- Complications : extended recovery period -- Discharge -- Cardiac rehabilitation.
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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.

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