Enhancing your recovery after cardiac surgery : steps you can take to get better sooner
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36520
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Maritime Heart Center. ERAS Team.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1968
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
After cardiac surgery, there are lots of things you can do to speed up your recovery such as: being as fit as possible before your surgery, lowering the stress of surgery on your body, and getting up and moving soon after your surgery. This pamphlet explains how to do these things. Topics include: eating well, staying active, doing your exercises, practicing post-surgery restrictions, getting ready for surgery, steps to help your recovery while in hospital, and what to expect after you leave th…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Maritime Heart Center. ERAS Team
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (22 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cardiovascular Diseases - surgery
- Postoperative Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Cardiovascular system--Surgery
- Postoperative care
- Abstract
- After cardiac surgery, there are lots of things you can do to speed up your recovery such as: being as fit as possible before your surgery, lowering the stress of surgery on your body, and getting up and moving soon after your surgery. This pamphlet explains how to do these things. Topics include: eating well, staying active, doing your exercises, practicing post-surgery restrictions, getting ready for surgery, steps to help your recovery while in hospital, and what to expect after you leave the hospital. A diary is given to help you keep track of your recovery goals. A feedback form is also listed.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: ERAS Team
- Pamphlet Number
- 1968
