Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/10448
Title: | Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage--part 1: Pre-operative nursing management diagnosis, complications and treatment: a composite case study. |
Authors: | Scanlon, Andrew |
Affiliation: | Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia. |
Issue Date: | 8-Jul-2004 |
Citation: | Contemporary Nurse; 17(1-2): 80-8 |
Abstract: | Patients who survive an Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage or ASAH describe it as being the worst headache ever, multiplied one hundred-times over. It is a debilitating and life threatening condition, which affects approximately 6.5 people per 100,000 throughout Australia and New Zealand every year (The ACROSS group, 2000). When caring for a patient post Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage or ASAH meticulous monitoring of the patient's neurological, cardiovascular, hepatic, endocrine, renal, and respiratory functions are vital. Due to both the initial ASAH and its complications such as rebleed, cerebral vasospasm, hydrocephalus, cerebral oedema, seizures as well as adverse reactions to counteract these potential problems. All of, which can cause significant long-term morbidity as well as potential mortality if left, undiagnosed and untreated. The following article presets a composite patient highlighting clinical manifestations of ASAH, its associated complications as well as various methods of detecting, preventing and treating them. |
Internal ID Number: | 17929738 |
URI: | http://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/10448 |
URL: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17929738 |
Type: | Journal Article |
Subjects: | Australia Female Glasgow Coma Scale Humans Hydrocephalus.etiology Intracranial Aneurysm.complications Middle Aged Monitoring, Physiologic.methods.nursing New Zealand Nimodipine.therapeutic use Nursing Assessment Nursing Diagnosis.methods Patient Care Planning Preoperative Care.methods.nursing Recurrence Seizures.etiology Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.diagnosis.etiology.nursing Vasodilator Agents.therapeutic use Vasospasm, Intracranial.etiology |
Appears in Collections: | Journal articles |
Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.
Items in AHRO are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.