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