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Cardiac surgery in special populations, Part 3: Patients with cognitive dysfunction.

Sioux Valley Hospital, South Dakota, USA.
AACN Clinical Issues Advanced Practice in Acute and Critical Care 03/1997; 8(1):67-70. pp.67-70
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Patients with cognitive dysfunction, usually Down's syndrome, frequently require corrective cardiac surgery for congenital cardiac anomalies. The most common cardiac anomalies in Down's syndrome are patent ductus arteriosus, atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, atrioventricular canal defects, and Tetralogy of Fallot. This article, the third and last in a series, discusses the physiology of the defects and the nursing care required for comprehensive care of the patient with delayed development.

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Keywords

atrial septal
 
atrioventricular canal defects
 
cognitive dysfunction
 
common cardiac anomalies
 
congenital cardiac anomalies
 
defects
 
Down's syndrome
 
nursing care
 

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