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Record Nr.

UNISA996339120503316

Autore

O'Grady Eileen

Titolo

A nurse's guide to caring for cardiac intervention patients [[electronic resource] /] / by Eileen O'Grady

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2007

ISBN

1-280-83907-4

9786610839070

0-470-05952-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Wiley series in nursing

Disciplina

616.120231

616.1206

Soggetti

Heart - Diseases - Nursing

Heart - Diseases - Patients - Rehabilitation

Coronary heart disease

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A Nurse's Guide to Caring for Cardiac Intervention Patients; Contents; Preface; 1 Access Sites of Percutaneous Procedures; 2 Removal of Femoral Sheaths; 3 Complications Associated with Percutaneous Coronary Procedures; 4 Cardiac Catheterisation; 5 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; 6 Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty; 7 Atrial Septal Defect Closure; 8 Electrophysiology Studies and Radio-Frequency Ablation; 9 Cardioversion; 10 Temporary Pacemakers; 11 Permanent Pacemakers; 12 Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

13 Common Problems Associated with Permanent Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter DefibrillatorsGlossary of Terms; List of Abbreviations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Cardiac intervention is a fast expanding field of medicine that is reducing the need for cardiac surgery. A Nurse's Guide to Caring for Cardiac Intervention Patients will enable nurses to fully prepare their patients and families for various cardiac intervention procedures. Coverage includes:Explanations of what the heart condition is and how the procedure may relieve that conditionDescriptions of what the patient can expect to happen before, during and after the



procedureWhat nurses should observe for post procedure, and how to address any complications that ma