• Dimens Crit Care Nurs · Jan 1997

    Review Case Reports

    Low cardiac output following cardiac surgery: critical thinking steps.

    • M F Eillis.
    • Duke University Medical Center, USA.
    • Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 1997 Jan 1; 16 (1): 48-55.

    AbstractPatients often experience low cardiac output following cardiac surgery and as many as 90% of patients experience a decreased left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and cardiac index (CI). Causes may vary from volume depletion to global myocardial dysfunction. Critical thinking skills, combined with diligent patient monitoring and a knowledge of cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology are required for prompt recognition and treatment of low cardiac output following cardiac surgery.

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