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Postoperative Pulmonary Complications
Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 1991This discussion presented the most common causes of postoperative pulmonary complications. The categories of obstruction, hypoxemia, and hypoventilation were used for structure, with the most common causes of each identified. Problems and patients at risk for these problems have been identified along with treatment priorities.
K, Litwack, D, Saleh, P, Schultz
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Medical Clinics of North America
Surgery under anesthesia poses a significant stress to the body, and postoperative complications occur in up to 20% of cases. An understanding of postoperative complications, including assessment of patients at risk, risk mitigation, early recognition, and evidence-based treatment, is essential to provide high-value health care.
Heather E, Nye +2 more
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Surgery under anesthesia poses a significant stress to the body, and postoperative complications occur in up to 20% of cases. An understanding of postoperative complications, including assessment of patients at risk, risk mitigation, early recognition, and evidence-based treatment, is essential to provide high-value health care.
Heather E, Nye +2 more
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Postoperative pulmonary complications
Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 2003Postoperative pulmonary complications, including pneumonia, bronchospasm, respiratory failure and prolonged mechanical ventilation, occur commonly and are a significant source of morbidity and mortality. This review will discuss the etiology of postoperative pulmonary complications and the interventions that reduce their risk.General anesthesia and ...
Peter, Rock, Preston B, Rich
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Postoperative Spine Complications
Neuroimaging Clinics of North America, 2014Imaging of the postoperative spine is common, although it remains a difficult task for radiologists. This article presents an overview of common surgical approaches and spinal hardware, and specific complications that may be associated with each procedure.
Morgan C, Willson, Jeffrey S, Ross
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POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS
Medical Clinics of North America, 2001Patients undergoing elective surgery first need to be screened for operative risks by reviewing factors that relate to the patient and factors that relate to the procedure they are undergoing. The identification of high-risk patients undergoing high-risk procedures may be aided by reviewing the following factors: the presence of symptomatic lung ...
E, Trayner, B R, Celli
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Postoperative Complications: Delirium
Surgical Clinics of North America, 2012Delirium is a common feature of the postoperative period, leading to increased morbidity and mortality and significant costs. Multiple factors predispose a patient to delirium in its hypoactive, hyperactive, or mixed forms. Tools have been validated for its quick and accurate identification to ensure timely and effective multidisciplinary intervention ...
Steven R, Allen, Heidi L, Frankel
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AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1974
dergoing repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Her complicated previous history and numerous postoperative physiologic problems required careful consideration of several biologic parameters which form the bases of nursing assessments and interventions in an acute surgical setting. In 1953, Ms. R. was found to have hypertension.
M C, Parsons, G J, Stephens
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dergoing repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Her complicated previous history and numerous postoperative physiologic problems required careful consideration of several biologic parameters which form the bases of nursing assessments and interventions in an acute surgical setting. In 1953, Ms. R. was found to have hypertension.
M C, Parsons, G J, Stephens
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2019
Patients are often imaged in the post-operative period, especially when symptomatic. Any procedure runs the risk of infection, hemorrhage, or pulmonary emboli but each of the surgical procedures performed within the thorax has its own unique set of potential complications.
Kim Govaerts, Brendan Moran
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Patients are often imaged in the post-operative period, especially when symptomatic. Any procedure runs the risk of infection, hemorrhage, or pulmonary emboli but each of the surgical procedures performed within the thorax has its own unique set of potential complications.
Kim Govaerts, Brendan Moran
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In Practice, 2010
The dilemma in the January issue concerned a client presenting a cat that had been neutered two weeks previously at another practice and subsequently treated for a postoperative infection (In Practice, January 2010, volume 32, pages 38–39). The cat was found to be dehydrated and lethargic, with pus oozing from a swollen flank wound. The second practice
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The dilemma in the January issue concerned a client presenting a cat that had been neutered two weeks previously at another practice and subsequently treated for a postoperative infection (In Practice, January 2010, volume 32, pages 38–39). The cat was found to be dehydrated and lethargic, with pus oozing from a swollen flank wound. The second practice
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