Fast facts for the cardiac surgery nurse
Subtitle: everything you need to know in a nutshell
By: Tanya Hodge
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780826108319; 9780826108326
Subjects: Heart; Surgery; Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; Nursing; Cardiovascular Diseases
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Epidemiology of CAD, valve disease, and the need for heart surgery; title: Diagnostic tests; title: Preparing a patient for cardiac surgery; title: Cardiopulmonary bypass; title: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG); title: Valve surgeries; title: Other surgical treatments; title: Off-pump surgeries and minimally invasive techniques; title: The first few hours : initial recovery; title: Complications (format = prevention, assessment, diagnostics, intervention); title: Transition to acute care; title: Extended recovery timelines and activity; title: Complications (format = prevention, assessment, diagnostics, intervention); title: Discharge; title: Cardiac rehabilitation.