Key result
Appropriate nursing management keeps post-pacemaker complications like pneumothorax and infection benign.
Population
Patients who have been fitted with a pacemaker
Design
Review
Authors
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May support nursing protocols for pacemaker complications; leaves open need for prospective trials to confirm outcome benefits.
Nurses play an essential role in the assessment and management of post-implantation pacemaker complications, which can be relatively benign if managed appropriately.
Sarah Jane Palmer (2014) conducted a review in Post-implantation pacemaker complications. Nursing management was evaluated. Appropriate nursing assessment and management of post-implantation pacemaker complications, such as pneumothorax and infection, are essential for ensuring these complications remain relatively benign.
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