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Publish at May 11 2023 Updated May 12 2023

After the Cardiac Surgery : in the Hospital

Training for patients and their families awaiting heart surgery

Preparing for Heart Surgery

This series of informative and easy-to-understand medical literacy videos is designed for patients who will be undergoing cardiac surgery and the family members who accompany them. The content is presented in plain language and answers the most common questions health care professionals have about cardiac surgery before, during, and after - in the hospital and then upon returning home.

It was developed and approved by a team of multidisciplinary researchers in cardiac surgery, cardiology, medicine and nursing.

Produced with the support of Health Canada, the Consortium national de formation en santé, TÉLUQ University and Health Horizon North


This third video in the series "After Heart Surgery: In the Hospital" addresses crucial questions for any patient regarding their stay in the hospital and their rehabilitation after surgery.

Length: 18 min 11

What can you expect after heart surgery?  What happens in the ICU and when you leave the ICU? What medications will you need to take and why? What emotions will you experience?

Coming out of such a major operation is a situation full of unknowns. This video helps you prepare for it.

Contents

  • Intensive care
            Visits from relatives, communication with relatives
            The different tubes (breathing, urine, intravenous, arterial, thorax, etc.) and machines around you
  • The beginning of the recovery process
            Pain after surgery - duration
            Swollen ankles
            Sleep and rest
            Shower
            Healing of incisions - duration
            Weight gain
            Aspiration spirometry
            Appetite, mood, environment
            Preparation for going home
  • Medications
            Cholesterol
            Anti-coagulants
            Beta-blockers, inhibitors
            Diuretics
            Antiarrhythmics



The first video in this series covers what you need to know before heart surgery. - Length: 7 min. 49

The second video deals with what happens during heart surgery and how to prepare for it - Length: 13 min. 53

The last video in this series "After Heart Surgery - Returning Home" discusses in more detail the return to normal life after surgery.  Length: 39 min. 53


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