Explaining Cardiac Surgery. Patient Assessment And Care

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Bmj Books
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1996
Edition: Reprint

Description: 184 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout. The only exception is a large inscription to the inside page.

Publishers Description: Illustrated with approximately 100 anatomical drawings, this work provides the information physicians need to make referral decisions and explain to their patients what surgery entails. In addition, the chapters on patient assessment and post-operative care, based on the author's experience of patients' needs and concerns, give expert advice on the practice issues of preparation for surgery and post-operative care and rehabilitation. Chapters include: pre-operative assessment; techniques; surgery for coronary artery disease; complications of ischaemic heart disease; valvular heart disease; heart and lung failure; emergencies; congenital heart disease; patient management in the early and long term postoperative stages.

ISBN: 9780727908537