[Abdominal aortic aneurysm treated by endovascular surgery: a case report].
An aneurysm is an abnormal dilation or irreversible convex of a portion of an artery. The most common site of aneurysms is the abdominal aorta and their appearance is often due to degeneration of the arterial wall, associated with atherosclerosis and favored by risk factors such as smoking and hypertension, among others. Left untreated, aneurysm of the abdominal aorta usually leads to rupture. Treatment is surgical, consisting of the introduction of a prosthesis, composed basically of a stent and an introducer, into the aorta. We report the case of a person diagnosed with abdominal aortic aneurysm in a routine examination who was admitted for ambulatory surgical treatment. We designed a nursing care plan, following Virginia Henderson's conceptual model. The care plan was divided into 2 parts, a first preoperative phase and a second postimplantation or monitoring phase. The care plan contained the principal nursing diagnoses, based on the taxonomies of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA), nursing interventions classification (NIC) and nursing outcomes classifications (NOC), and collaboration problems/potential complications. The patient was discharged to home after contact was made with his reference nurse in the primary health center, since during the hospital phase, some NOC indicators remained unresolved.
Alconero-Camarero
Ana Rosa
AR
Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería Casa de Salud Valdecilla, Santander, Spain. alconear@unican.es
Cobo-Sánchez
José Luis
JL
Casaus-Pérez
María
M
García-Campo
María Elena
ME
García-Zarrabeitia
María José
MJ
Calvo-Diez
Marta
M
Mirones-Valdeolivas
Luz Elena
LE
D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures