Rev. latinoam. enferm. (Online); 26 (), 2018

Objective to investigate the associations of preoperative anxiety and depression symptoms with postoperative complications and with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients submitted to the first coronary artery bypass graft. Method observational, analytical and longitudinal study. A ...

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Rev. latinoam. enferm. (Online); 26 (), 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the risk factors associated with cases of excessive bleeding in patients submitted to cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation. Method: case-control study on the factors of risk for bleeding based on the analysis of data from the medical charts of 216 patients sub...

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Rev. latinoam. enferm. (Online); 25 (), 2017

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze evidence available in the literature concerning non-pharmacological interventions that are effective to treat altered sleep patterns among patients who underwent cardiac surgery. Method: systematic review conducted in the National Library of Medicine-National Institutes o...

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Rev. latinoam. enferm. (Online); 24 (), 2016

ABSTRACT Objective: to verify the effectiveness of nursing orientation provided to families of patients in the immediate post-operative following cardiac surgery before the first visit to the post-anesthesia care unit, in decreasing anxiety levels, compared to the unit's routine orientation. Method: ...

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