Postoperative Care - Psychology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Soothing music can increase oxytocin levels during bed rest after open-heart surgery: a randomised control trial.

30 Jul 2009 AIM: To evaluate the effect of bed rest with music on relaxation for patients who have undergone heart surgery on postoperative day one. BACKGROUND: Music intervention has been evaluated as an appropriate nursing intervention to reduce patients ... Read more...

Knowledge, attitude and practice of private medical practitioners towards abortion and post abortion care in Enugu, South-eastern Nigeria.

29 Jun 2009 The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of private medical practitioners in Enugu, South-eastern Nigeria, on abortion and post-abortion care. It was a cross-sectional study of private medical practitioners ... Read more...

Psychiatric care of patients undergoing organ transplantation.

25 Jun 2009 Transplantation provides life-saving therapy to critically ill patients with end-stage organ failure. We found that the specialized knowledge of mental health clinicians and physicians, committed to the evaluation and management of transplant ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Postoperative Care - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Soothing music can increase oxytocin levels during bed rest after open-heart surgery: a randomised control trial. 30 Jul 2009
• Knowledge, attitude and practice of private medical practitioners towards abortion and post abortion care in Enugu, South-eastern Nigeria. 29 Jun 2009
• Psychiatric care of patients undergoing organ transplantation. 25 Jun 2009
• The cardiovascular intensive care unit nurse's experience with end-of-life care: a qualitative descriptive study. 10 Jun 2009
• Incidence of urinary retention in patients with thoracic patient-controlled epidural analgesia (TPCEA) undergoing thoracotomy. 30 May 2009
• Patients' perception of music versus ordinary sound in a postanaesthesia care unit: a randomised crossover trial. 12 May 2009
• Live kidney donors - assessment and follow up. 29 Apr 2009
• Post-operative anxiety and depression levels in orthopaedic surgery: a study of 56 patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty. 30 Mar 2009
• Effect of a preoperative instructional digital video disc on patient knowledge and preparedness for engaging in postoperative care activities. 27 Feb 2009
• The impact of thyroid cancer and post-surgical radioactive iodine treatment on the lives of thyroid cancer survivors: a qualitative study. 12 Jan 2009
• Task-oriented pain management: a patient's perspective. 30 Dec 2008
• The relationship between CABG patient characteristics and perceived learning needs: a secondary analysis. 30 Dec 2008
• Vocal and verbal expression of postoperative pain in preschoolers. 29 Nov 2008
• Coping with extended facedown positioning after macular hole surgery: a qualitative diary analysis. 30 Oct 2008
• Patient activation and adherence to physical therapy in persons undergoing spine surgery. 29 Sep 2008
• [Improving the quality of life of a colostomy patient with a urostomy] 30 Aug 2008
• [Improving the care of the ileostomy patient] 30 Aug 2008
• [Management and support of the colostomy patient] 30 Aug 2008
• Graduated compression stockings in hospitalized postoperative patients: correctness of usage and size. 30 Aug 2008
• The Norwegian version of the American Pain Society Patient Outcome Questionnaire: reliability and validity of three subscales. 30 Jul 2008

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Technical information about 'Postoperative Care'

Definition: The period of care beginning when the patient is removed from surgery and aimed at meeting the patient's psychological and physical needs directly after surgery. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)

Descriptor UI: D011182

Alternative terms: Postoperative Care; Care, Postoperative; Postoperative Procedures; Postoperative Procedure; Procedure, Postoperative; Procedures, Postoperative;

Related Mesh Headings: Physical Therapy Modalities;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.760.722.700; E04.624; N02.421.585.722.700;

Technical Notes: DF: POSTOP CARE