General surgery
- Apr- 2020 -14 April
Day Care ENT Surgery
DefinitionDay care ent surgical patient is one who has a planned admission, operation and discharge on the same day. Anaesthesia is modified to allow rapid recovery and to minimise post-operative pain, nausea, and vomiting. Pre-admission planning and protocol driven, nurse-led discharge allow a day unit to run efficiently.Day care ent…
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Nutritional assessment of Surgical patient
Nutritional assessment of a surgical patient after surgery, trauma or sepsis can be divided into these phases – Catabolic Phase:Adrenergic-corticoid phase:– raised glucagon, GC and catecholamines with decreased insulin.-rates of GNG, acute phase protein production, and immune cell activity are all still altered during the catabolic phase.-administration of glucose produces…
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