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Postoperative care during inpatient rehabilitation after coronary artery grafting surgery: What do nurses need to know?
InScope, (34), pp.64-65
12/2025
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Abstract
Coronory artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery is the most viable treatment for many cardiac patients, with more than 17,000 procedures performed in Australia in 2000 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare [AIHW], 2023). Cardiac rehabilitation following surgery is vital, especially given that up to 20% of patients with previous acute cardiovascular disease die within three years of surgery and 40% are re-admitted to hospital for a cardiac-related reason (Redfern et al., 2020). After surgery, nurses play a crucial role in delivering inpatient cardiac rehabilitation that includes mobilisation, healthcare and lifestyle education, and wound management until discharge. This postoperative care is considered vital as it prepares patients for the long journey of recovery and rehabilitation after discharge. However, the current inpatient cardiac rehabilitation pathway, which was developed 30 years ago, is generic in its content and delivery.
Details
- Title
- Postoperative care during inpatient rehabilitation after coronary artery grafting surgery: What do nurses need to know?
- Creators
- Dima Nasrawi - Griffith UniversityDeb Louise Massey - Southern Cross UniversityBrigid M Gillespie - Griffith UniversitySharon Latimer - Griffith University
- Publication Details
- InScope, (34), pp.64-65
- Publisher
- The Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union; Brisbane, Australia
- Number of pages
- 2
- Identifiers
- 991013333328802368
- Copyright
- Copyright of articles remains with the contributor and may not be reproduced without permission.
- Academic Unit
- Nursing; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Magazine article