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1. open heart visitation

   jetty posted a topic in Cardiac

   I work in an 8 bed CVICU that has semiprivate rooms with curtains for privacy. The hospital is looking at creating an open visitation for all critical care environments. We currenty have structured...

2. ecg/pressure waveform documentation

   jetty replied to jetty's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   does ecg HAVE to be with CVp or can CVP be run simultaneously with

3. ecg/pressure waveform documentation

   jetty posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   What is standard practice for documenation of strips as far as what needs to be documented together and why. For example a patient has ecg, abg, PAP,CVP, etc. What 2 waveforms gets mounted together...

4. CVICU lengh of stay

   jetty replied to jetty's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   the unit is only an 8 bed unit and with 2 to 5 cases a day typically we don't have room for a patient that stays long term and still admit a fresh CABG. Its is a bed crunch. It would be a lot easier...

5. CVICU lengh of stay

   jetty replied to jetty's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   thanks

6. CVICU lengh of stay

   jetty replied to jetty's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   They may need to stay if they become a long term vent patient, CVVH, etc. Unfortunately our doc's want them to stay in our CVICU ( the only unit to recover fresh cabg pt's) rather than transfer to a...

7. CVICU lengh of stay

   jetty posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I work in an 8 bed CVICU and we are continually having a bed crunch trying to make room for fresh CABG patients if we have an unstable post-op patient. Sometimes we keep patients for 2-3weeks. What...

8. Precedex...

   jetty replied to mjl2525's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I have been using Precedex for a little over 3 years in our CVICU. We use it from immediate post-op for all post cabg pt's until the next morning(we keep it on after extubation). This allows the...

9. Which leads do you monitor your CABGs in?

   jetty replied to my2sons's topic in MICU, SICU

   Ideally the leads being monitered should correspond to what artery was bypassed. Best practice at my facility dictates to know what was bypassed then moniter the appropriate leads. Most the time we...

10. post-op Beta Blockers

    jetty replied to jetty's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have heard of k and Mg routine replacement but not CaCl. The only time I give that is if the patient needs a boost to hr and contractility, I have not heard it associated with

11. post-op Beta Blockers

    jetty posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    How soon and how much do your postop CABG pt's receive beta- blockers and how does it relate to a-fib

12. post-op cabg care

    jetty posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    What type of care do your fresh cabg patient require that is routine. I am interested in seeing how much FLUID other hospitals give their patients related to starting of IV gtts. I think we fluid...