• Critical care nurse · Aug 2011

    Case Reports

    Coordination of multiple services for a patient with severe lymphedema of the right lower extremity.

    • Mary Beth Sylvia, Erin Spera, Susan M Hamilton, Stella Harrington, Jay Hartford, and Sandy Quigley.
    • Vascular Anomalies Center, Children’s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts, MA 02115, USA. marybeth.sylvia@childrens.harvard.edu
    • Crit Care Nurse. 2011 Aug 1;31(4):55-68.

    AbstractSurgical resection of the right lower extremity in an adult with severe lymph-edema of the extremity required intensive coordination of multiple services and specialists because of the medical and surgical complexity of the patient's condition, massive limb size, and surgical location in a children's hospital. Early and prolonged planning was necessary to anticipate problems and provide optimal care. The patient had a successful surgical outcome, improvement in medical comorbid conditions postoperatively, and improvement in the quality of life upon discharge. This coordinated effort will be used in the future as a template for patients with complex conditions whose care requires lengthy planning and involves multiple services and specialists.

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