Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 12 , Pages 481-485, December 2008

Postoperative care of adult cardiac surgery patients

Nick Walcot FRCS is a Specialist Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Adrian Marchbank FRCS is a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Abstract 

Cardiac surgical patients require intensive management postoperatively. Bleeding, infection, cardiovascular disturbances, respiratory problems and other end-organ dysfunction may be encountered.

Keywords: bleeding, cardiac surgery, intra-aortic balloon pump, low cardiac output

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PII: S0263-9319(08)00214-7

doi:10.1016/j.mpsur.2008.09.014

Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 12 , Pages 481-485, December 2008

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