| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 216 pages) |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Fast Facts |
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Fast facts.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202) and index. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Heart -- Surgery -- Nursing.
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases.
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Cardiovascular system -- Surgery.
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Cardiovascular Diseases |
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Cardiovascular Diseases -- nursing |
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Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures |
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Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures -- nursing |
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Appareil cardiovasculaire -- Maladies.
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Appareil cardiovasculaire -- Chirurgie.
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MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General.
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Cardiovascular system -- Surgery
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases
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Heart -- Surgery -- Nursing
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hodge, Tanya. Fast facts for the cardiac surgery nurse. New York : Springer, ©2011 9780826108319 (DLC) 2011015448 (OCoLC)692288354 |
| ISBN |
9780826108326 (electronic bk.) |
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0826108326 (electronic bk.) |
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9780826108319 |
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0826108318 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000048636575 |
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AU@ 000061163269 |
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DEBBG BV044155643 |
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NZ1 14693200 |
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