Key result
Nurses time the first postural change after cardiac surgery based on four blood pressure-related factors.
Population
12 registered nurses working in an intensive care unit of a Japanese hospital with approximately 860 beds…
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Nurse BP assessment for first postural change post-cardiac surgery is described; leaves open effects on adverse events or standardized protocols.
Assessment of dynamic changes in blood pressure, alongside static values and factors like rewarming and cardiac output, is crucial for determining the timing of the first postural change in post-cardiac surgery patients.
S Fujimoto (2014) studied Postural change assessment in patients after cardiac surgery (n=12). Nursing assessment of blood pressure was evaluated on Factors focused on when interpreting a patient's blood pressure for postural change. Nurses assessed the timing for the first postural change after cardiac surgery based on four blood pressure-related factors: rewarming, circulatory blood volume, cardiac output, and body movements.
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