Psychosocial Situation of the Open-Heart Surgery Patient One Year After Operation

1982 ◽  
pp. 227-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Davies-Osterkamp ◽  
G. Siefen ◽  
K. Möhlen ◽  
H. Müller ◽  
M. Schlepper
Keyword(s):  
Heart Surgery ◽  
Open Heart Surgery ◽  
Open Heart ◽  
Surgery Patient ◽  
One Year ◽  
Psychosocial Situation

scholarly journals Acute Respiratory Care in the Open Heart Surgery Patient

1972 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Howell ◽  
J. Donald Hill
Keyword(s):  
Heart Surgery ◽  
Open Heart Surgery ◽  
Respiratory Care ◽  
Open Heart ◽  
Surgery Patient

Nursing the Open-Heart Surgery Patient

AORN Journal ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 1049
Author(s):  
Karel List
Keyword(s):  
Heart Surgery ◽  
Open Heart Surgery ◽  
Open Heart ◽  
Surgery Patient

A Cluster of Severe Postoperative Bleeding Following Open Heart Surgery

1992 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 282-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarita E. Villarino ◽  
Steven M. Gordon ◽  
Carol Valdon ◽  
Diana Potts ◽  
Kevin Fish ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Heart Surgery ◽  
Postoperative Bleeding ◽  
Open Heart Surgery ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Coagulation System ◽  
Open Heart ◽  
Palo Alto ◽  
Outbreak Period ◽  
Surgery Patient

AbstractObjective:To investigate a cluster of postoperative bleeding following open heart surgery.Design:A cohort and case/control study.Setting:Palo Alto Veterans Administration Medical Center, Palo Alto, California.Participants:Six (21.4%) of 28 patients undergoing open heart surgery who developed severe, nonsurgical, postoperative bleeding from July 1 through August 30, 1988 (outbreak period). All case-patients had chest tube drainage of > 1000 ml within 4 hours of surgery but did not have identifiable bleeding vessel(s) on exploration.Results:Upon comparison of the pre-outbreak (January 1986 through June 1988) and the outbreak period, a significant increase was found in the incidence of postoperative nonsurgical bleeding (5/440 versus 6/28, p = .0006), but not of postoperative surgical bleeding (8/440 versus 0/28, p = 1 .0). Of all patients undergoing open heart surgery during the outbreak period, case patients were found to be older (67.8 versus 60.6, p= .02) and to have received a larger volume of hetastarch (HES), a synthetic colloidal plasma-volume expander (mean = 19.4 ml/kg versus 14.1 ml/kg, p= .02).Conclusions:We conclude that the use of large volumes of HES during surgery in the elderly open heart surgery patient may increase the risk for severe, nonsurgical postoperative bleeding, probably caused by alterations of the coagulation system. As the incidence of open heart surgery increases among the elderly, surgeons and anesthesiologists should be alert to possible adverse reactions from exposures not associated with adverse reactions in younger patients.

Lifestyle intervention and one-year prognosis of patients following open heart surgery: a randomised clinical trial

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1611-1621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Kadda ◽  
Anastasia Kotanidou ◽  
Athanasios Manginas ◽  
George Stavridis ◽  
Serafim Nanas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Lifestyle Intervention ◽  
Heart Surgery ◽  
Open Heart Surgery ◽  
Randomised Clinical Trial ◽  
Open Heart ◽  
One Year
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