Rheumatology. Part 3: The role of surgery.
Surgery can relieve the pain of some patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Caring for RA patients undergoing surgery is a multidisciplinary task. Nurses have a major role to play in pre-operative, peri-operative and postoperative care.
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Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford.
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods