What is it about?
This paper is about Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) in patients with small anatomy and the impact it has their health outcomes and quality of life. The paper also addresses some TAVI access routes, common post procedural complications associated with TAVI's and also the nurse management of these patients before and after their TAVI procedure.
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Why is it important?
The impact of TAVI in patients with small anatomy is a very important subject area because these patients have higher risks of post procedural complications which include, vascular access site complications. It is therefore important that all healthcare professionals especially nurses, are made aware of these issues as well as the need for thorough individualised care planning. The care plan should consist of a thorough assessment and management before and after the TAVI procedure by both nurses (catheter lab and cardiology nurses) and the rest of the multi-disciplinary team on how o reduce and prevent the risks of post-procedural complications in patients with small anatomy undergoing TAVI. This should in turn improve patient reported outcomes, quality of life and patient satisfaction.
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It is my hope that this publication will shed some light on the need for thorough patient assessment and management prior to a procedure such as TAVI. This paper should also highlight the impact of TAVI on patients with small anatomy and the potential impact it can have on their health outcomes. It has also addressed the vital role that nurses can and should play prior and after the procedure in reducing the risks of TAVI in patients with small anatomy.
Miss Winifred O Nwosu
King's College London
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This page is a summary of: Nursing patients with small anatomy undergoing TAVI, British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, February 2017, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/bjca.2017.12.2.80.
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