Cardiac surgery

Surgery I had my clinical surgical rotation this last Tuesday. The surgical rotation was the one I was most looking forward to this semester. Surgery is one of the specialties I have considered doing during my nursing career. It amazes me to see the human body open right in front of me. I am tempted to go for my doctorate degree so I can be the surgeon getting to fix the patient up. Nursing Roles There are many different nurses doing many different roles for a patient who is going through a…

attention to the most profound cardiovascular surgeon of our era, Dr. Michael Ellis DeBakey. He was fondly remembered as a “Cardiac Guru, Pioneer in Innovation and Trailblazer”2. He was the father of open-heart surgery3, first heart transplant and inventor of roller pump for heart lung machine4. A ground breaking researcher but also the man who changed the rules of the surgery…

such conditions irrespective of clinical results are. Such device-related problems can cause significant patient morbidity and increased cost of therapy in the form of prolonged antibiotics, in-patient hospitalization, device replacement and repeat surgery. Comparing the advantages and disadvantages of a DBS technique ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES The stimulations of DBS are adjustable.It can be programmed noninvasively to alter stimulation in the brain to maximize therapy and minimize side effects.…

different ways. In the 1970s, two life changing surgeries took place. They both occurred in 1972 and they were the world’s first toe-to-thumb…

often not extending fully around the heart and usually layering out posteriorly with gravity(Goodman et al.,2012). Occasionally, pericardial effusions may be loculated and compress only a portion of the heart. This is more common with post-cardiac surgery…

deep vein thrombosis. (Lewis et al, 2015, p.356) While ambulation is not possible for an ORIF patient, active range of motion in unaffected limbs and core movement should be encouraged (Lewis et al, 2015, p.1528) Pain is among the top fears before surgeries and one of the biggest complaints afterwards. Controlling pain is essential to allow uninhibited activities of daily living. “SEVERE postoperative pain remains a widespread but still underestimated problem. Extensive studies have demonstrated…

An anesthesiologist is a nurse or physician that administers anesthetics to clients who have to be put to sleep for surgery or other procedures. During surgery anesthesiologists carefully monitor the patient's vital signs such as, heart rate, rhythm, blood pressure, breathing, and kidney function and adjust anesthetics accordingly. “As a high school student,I can by focussing on advanced science classes such as biology and chemistry. I could also volunteer or work at a hospital for first hand…

Introduction Craniosynostosis is defined as a premature closure of one or more calvarial sutures. Surgical intervention is indicated to improve appearance and prevent complications of increased intracranial pressure such as cognitive impairment, auditory and visual loss. Correction of craniosynostosis includes various surgical techniques, some of which are associated with substantial blood loss. Cranial vault remodeling is the historical gold standard for treating this condition and yields…

Robotic Surgery With the beginning of the 21st century new innovations have come forth slowly letting things be easier while creating things in many topics including the health care and engineering like robotic surgery. Robotic Surgery is a new method that performs a surgery using small tools attached to a robotic arms that the surgeon controls through a computer allowing the surgery to be completed with more precision, flexibility and control that sometimes isn 't normally possible. The surgery…

reasons that caused heart problem, I explained. Also, I said, he has very low blood sugar level; so he suffers hypoglycemia. If his condition is not getting better or having some diaphoretic chest pain in the next few days, we may perform the heart surgery in the mediastinum region that is within the thoracic cavity. For now, he needs to stay on bed and unable to go bathroom; therefore, we will catheterize into his bladder for…