Perioperative Care of thePerioperative Care of theCardiac Surgery PatientCardiac Surgery Patient
Lars Hegnell, MDLars Hegnell, MD
Dept. of Anesthesiology and Perioperative MedicineOHSU, Portland, Oregon
Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
Identify, evaluate, and treat cardiac risk patientsMinimize intraoperative risk for these patientsAddress postoperative care problems in an EBM manner to reduce mortality and morbidity
Challenge in Care PlansChallenge in Care Plans
Preoperative
•Evaluation and risk assessment
Intraoperative
•Prevention of acceleration of disease state•Managing interactions between anesthetic and surgical requirements,primary disease and co-morbidities
Postoperative
•Prevention and treatment of adverse events following surgery
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