Post-operative Course of Heart Valve Surgery: From the Intensive Care Unit to Rehabilitation
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Cardiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 June 2023) | Viewed by 1214
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cardiac surgery; mitral valve; cardiac valve surgery; endocarditis
Interests: cardiac surgery; mitral valve; cardiac valve surgery; coronary artery bypass surgery
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The post-operative course of cardiac valve surgery is as important as the surgery itself. In the immediate post-operative hours it is necessary to monitor cardiac rhythm, blood loss, cardiovascular parameters, neurological status, urine output and many more aspects. Nevertheless, despite optimal care, complications can still arise, creating a barrier to quick discharge.
The current literature has been dealing with post-operative course, especially since the spread of minimally invasive surgical techniques, in order to understand the difference in post-operative outcomes.
Moreover, cardiac rehabilitation has also been given more credit, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, with the increased use of telecardiology. It permits patients to follow rehabilitation at home, decreasing the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19.
Many suggestions have been made over the years regarding the optimal post-operative course after cardiac valve surgery, but there is on-going debate in the literature.
Moreover, nursing care has become even more important in the last year, together with the work of physiotherapists in order to study and understand the perfect timing for moving, for example. In addition, dedicated nursing care might be important to decrease the rates of delirium, especially in older patients.
Our goal is to provide a full picture of the post-operative course of cardiac valve surgery, from the immediate post-operative hours in the cardiac intensive care unit to the rehabilitation clinic, focusing also on the nursing aspects of care.
Dr. Ilaria Giambuzzi
Dr. Giorgia Bonalumi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- heart valve surgery
- cardiac rehabilitation
- cardiac intensive care unit
- postoperative cardiac surgery