Pr-032757 Post-Operative Surgical Care Presentation
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Type
Presentation
Credit
No
Description
This course will provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of the liver transplant process ... show more
This course will provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of the liver transplant process. It will begin with a review of the approach to transplant evaluation and listing , then this will be followed by a review of nursing care in end stage liver disease. Next, a discussion of liver transplant surgery will follow this, as well as a review of post-operative surgical care, post-operative nursing care, and long term post-transplant management of patients after liver transplant. show less
Objectives
- Allograft rejection
- Common postoperative complications: Bleeding; HAT; infection (including opportunistic);and, why do we do so many ultrasounds and what are we looking for
- Medications started post-transplant and why
- Post-operative course: ICU and post-Op orders to expect and why
Fees
Free
Faculty
Leslie Mcdonald
Organization
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital