| Description |
xxix, 449 pages ; 30 cm |
| Summary |
The previously unexplored trajectory of postoperative pulmonary dysfunction was mapped in adults having cardiac surgery. Factors including hypoxaemia, positive fluid balance, severe pain and impaired functional status were associated with the development of pulmonary dysfunction and pneumonia. These antecedents are amenable to treatment in the form of prompt preventative nursing intervention that has a fundamental influence on patient outcome |
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Degree conferred 2010 |
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Submitted to the School of Nursing and Midwifery of the Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University |
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2009 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-413) |
| Subject |
Heart -- Surgery -- Nursing.
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Postoperative care.
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| Genre/Form |
Academic theses.
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| Author |
Deakin University. Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences
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Deakin University. School of Nursing and Midwifery
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