O'Grady A Nurse's Guide to Caring for Cardiac Intervention Patients

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-470-05952-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Series in Nursing

Cardiac intervention is a fast expanding field of medicine that isreducing the need for cardiac surgery. A Nurse's Guide to Caringfor Cardiac Intervention Patients will enable nurses to fullyprepare their patients and families for various cardiacintervention procedures.
Coverage includes:
* Explanations of what the heart condition is and how theprocedure may relieve that condition
* Descriptions of what the patient can expect to happen before,during and after the procedure
* What nurses should observe for post procedure, and how toaddress any complications that may occur
* Guidelines for discharge advice
* Outlines for a pre and post care plan for each procedure- based on the latest research and experience.
Nurses will find the book informative on common interventionalprocedures, but it is also designed as a tool to be dipped intowhen caring for patients with more unusual procedures. Thispractical book includes chapters on: cardiac catheterisation;percutaneous coronary intervention; percutaneous balloon mitralvalvuloplasty; removal of femoral sheaths; cardioversion; temporaryand permanent pacemakers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Grady, Rn

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vii
1 Access Sites of Percutaneous Procedures 1
2 Removal of Femoral Sheaths 9
3 Complications Associated with Percutaneous Coronary Procedures 21
4 Cardiac Catheterisation 33
5 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention 53
6 Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty 81
7 Atrial Septal Defect Closure 99
8 Electrophysiology Studies and Radio-Frequency Ablation 115
9 Cardioversion 137
10 Temporary Pacemakers 155
11 Permanent Pacemakers 177
12 Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators 201
13 Common Problems Associated with Permanent Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators 225
Glossary of Terms 239
List of Abbreviations 259
Index 265

Über Autor(innen)

Eileen O'Grady - A Cardiology Specialist Nursein Leeds
Eileen has worked for the past 10 years on the Leeds cardiacintervention unit which is one of the largest and busiest cardiacintervention units in the country.