The first article, Changes in Mitral Regurgitation After Replacement of the Stenotic Aortic Valve (2008) stresses a relatively large patient study of those undergoing Aortic valve replacement and then possibly experiencing mitral regurgitation (MR), a common and sometimes concerning complication that as the study shows can occur without any known mitral defect. The study is significant in that it establishes the fact that MR is not as dangerous as once thought and can be resolved without further surgical intervention in many patients, where as in the past further surgical intervention was the most likely outcome. The study also indicated certain precursors or markers that allows the initial surgical screening of patients who would benefit from mitral surgery, prior to mitral failure and could therefore receive the procedure during the initial surgical intervention, rather than as a separate surgical event. It is clear that the common sense of this study is that one rather than two surgical events will elicit better patient outcomes.
The second article, Impact of Cardiac Intraoperative Precursor Events on Adverse Outcomes, demonstrates a desire to follow procedural accountability in patient outcomes. The intent of the article is to stress that not enough research has been done on process related events and the adverse outcomes to patients, though much emphasis has been given to patient related precursors to surgical outcomes. The collective assertion is that some intraoperative events are more dangerous than others and can significantly change morbidity outcomes to attempt to intervene effectively to avoid or reverse such events. This blind assessment of accountability issues regarding surgical procedure is essential to a better understanding of prevention, across the whole surgical staff as well as with regard to equipment and other aspects of care.
Finally the third research article, Surgical Management of Infective Endocarditis: Early Predictors of Short-Term Morbidity and Mortality demonstrates the need to...
People die each year of cardiac related health problems. Some die of heart attacks and others of congestive heart failure and so forth. This research proposal highlights five peer reviewed journal articles that show how to improve, step-by-step, the infrastructure of a hospital cardiac program. Quantitative data from the studies along with in-hospital data will reveal the need for quality improvement as well as how successful certain methods are when
Safe Patient Positioning It's all about safe positioning in robotic surgery: Protecting Patients, Promoting Safety. D.Jacqueline Arroyo RN, MIS / Cardiac Robotic Specialist Massachusetts General Hospital According to the New England Journal of Medicine, more than 80,000 robotic surgery procedures have been performed since 2008[footnoteRef:1]. As a result, health care institutions are increasingly opting to invest in robotic technologies which offer patience the best quality of care and attractiveness as innovative methods. Although current
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