title: Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in the UK.
abstract: This paper describes the disease of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. This is a disease with an extremely poor prognosis, and the surgical procedure of pulmonary thromboendarterectomy represents the only possibility of a cure for patients with this condition. Further the paper describes the role and responsibilities of critical care nurses, specialist nurses in palliative care and pulmonary hypertension when caring for these patients before and after surgery.
authors.affiliation: PVDU Research Nurse, Papworth Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Natalie.doughty@papworth-tr.anglox.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Doughty
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pontin
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Donn
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D004691:Endarterectomy; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D006113:United Kingdom