Port-access cardiac surgery protocols and early outcomes.

Autor: Rogers JP; St. Joseph's Health System, Asheville, North Carolina, USA., Novchich TM, Pearce GL, Johnston JS, Burton HG 3rd, Groh MA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Critical care nursing clinics of North America [Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am] 1998 Mar; Vol. 10 (1), pp. 61-73.
Abstrakt: As a new cardiac surgical procedure, port-access holds promise to significantly impact the surgical approaches for treatment of CAD. Supporting collaborative practice protocols contributes to early extubation, rapid in-hospital recovery, and shortened LOS. Discharge protocols address postoperative concerns. Early results suggest that patient recovery is shorter than the time for conventional procedures; patients are able to return to an active lifestyle that is beneficial to families, patients, and employers.
Databáze: MEDLINE