1.
Dimens Crit Care Nurs
; 15(4): 198-204, 1996.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8717642
ABSTRACT
Cardiac surgery patients are being extubated earlier than ever before. This article describes how the nurses responded when the first patient to be extubated in the OR was admitted to the critical care unit. This case shows how this change is not as simple as just extubating the patient. Early extubation requires protocol changes, ethical considerations, system changes, staff education, and evaluation of patient outcomes.
Subject(s)
Coronary Artery Bypass/nursing , Intubation, Intratracheal/nursing , Operating Rooms , Ventilator Weaning/nursing , Humans , Intubation, Intratracheal/methods , Male , Middle Aged , Patient Selection , Ventilator Weaning/methods
2.
Cardiovasc Nurs
; 28(1): 1-6, 1992.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1728960
