Immediate Post-Operative Care—Cardiac Surgery.ppt

Immediate Post-Operative Care—Cardiac Surgery Brett Sheridan, M.D. Assistant Professor Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery University of North Carolina History Pre-op hemodynamics Operation Ischemia time Complications Inotropes Examination ABC’s- Endotracheal tube/ventilator EKG Pulse Oximetry Blood Pressure Color / Peripheral pulses / Temperature of extremties Chest tubes Foley catheter / Urine o/p Inotropes- what drugs/infusions running/correct dosages Chest X-Ray ET tube NGT Chest tubes Lung fields-fluid/air Heart shadow Swan catheter tip IABP tip Mediastinal width Laboratory ABG K+