[The work of the Villa Clara Cardiac Center and the participation of the nurse in the surgical unit]. / El trabajo del Cardiocentro de Villa Clara y la participación de la enfermera en la unidad quirúrgica.

The work carried out in the Cardiocenter, in Villa Clara, during the period comprised from October 1986 to October 1987, is related in this paper. Statistical data were taken from the Service of Cardiovascular Surgery, expressing them in tables with analysis given in percentage. Opinions of the working team, which allowed us to research Nursing Care during the transoperative period, as well as some considerations that must be fulfilled in the operating rooms of this type of unit, were collected and enriched such aspects with bibliographies on the theme. Results obtained and the most frequent complications are stated.