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Bowel Management

:confused:i'm trying to revise our institution's policy for bowel management in the cardiothoracic icu setting. what i would like is for people to share the policy at their institution and then i will do a lit search to support any recommendations. what does your institution consider good bowel management after surger?

any help is greatly appreciated! thanks in advance:confused:

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:confused:i'm trying to revise our institution's policy for bowel management in the cardiothoracic icu setting. what i would like is for people to share the policy at their institution and then i will do a lit search to support any recommendations. what does your institution consider good bowel management after surger?

any help is greatly appreciated! thanks in advance:confused:

bowel management?

this is why i (at times) think my entire existence (or at least my career) sucks...bad.

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Hie

Don't blame you. I stopped biting my nails when i started nursing.

I am not positive on the policy as I just started cardio ICU today. From what I understand if the pt has not had a BM in a 24 48 hr at the most span of time we give colace in the am if nothing by pm another dose of colace followed by a suppository.

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This article is from back in 2001 about clinical pathways, but includes a bowel protocol for post-cardiac surgical patients.

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