title: Care of the heart transplant patient.
abstract: Cardiac transplantation is recognised as an effective treatment option for severe heart failure in carefully selected recipients. This article emphasises the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach and focuses on the first 24-48 hours of postoperative care. It discusses organ rejection; pain control; infection; psychological implications and rehabilitation. Survival rates and a brief history of transplantation are also provided.
authors.affiliation: Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wrightson
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: English
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000451:nursing; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*