Phrenic Nerve Palsy Post-Cardiac Surgery
Phrenic nerve palsy post-cardiac surgery can result from multiple mechanisms and can lead to significant morbidity
Cardiac Surgery
Indications for Adult Cardiac Surgery
Indications for Adult Cardiac Surgery
ICU after Cardiac Surgery
Intensive care unit (ICU) after Cardiac Surgery; 3% risk of death
Hypoxaemia post Cardiac Surgery
Hypoxaemia post Cardiac Surgery. Management approach would be based on a systematic assessment of the patient using history, examination and review of investigations with regard to the following possible causes.
Hypothermia Post Cardiac Surgery
Hypothermia Post Cardiac Surgery. multi-factorial: residual hypothermia post CPB, failure to rewarm, open thoracic cavity, cold OT, administration of cold fluids
Hypotension Post Cardiac Surgery
Hypotension Post Cardiac Surgery. Think PROVED?: pump, rhythm, obstruction, volume, (endocrine), distributive, ? = artefactual
Hypertension Post Cardiac Surgery
Hypertension Post Cardiac Surgery
Haemorrhage Post Cardiac Surgery
Haemorrhage Post Cardiac Surgery; common; mild/moderate -> medically managed; severe -> re-exploration; complications: hypovolaemia, anaemia, pericardial tamponade
Cardiac Arrest Management After Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac arrest occurs after 0.7 - 2.9% of cardiac surgery cases. Usually preceded by physiological deterioration but can occur in previously stable patients