Effects of transfer from the operating room to the intensive care unit after cardiac surgery on hemodynamics and blood gases.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effect of transferring open-heart surgery patients from the operating room to the intensive care unit on hemodynamic parameters and blood gases.


METHODS
The study was conducted as a prospective, observational study at the German Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey in 2007. Hemodynamic, blood gas values, and oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry (SpO 2) values were recorded in 37 patients who had undergone open-heart surgery. Data were evaluated by descriptive statistical methods, Friedman's test, and correlation analysis.


RESULTS
Thirty-seven patients were included in this study. The low systolic and diastolic arterial blood pressure values prior to transfer, while patients were still under the effect of anesthesia, increased during the transfer, and at one and 30 minutes after completion of transfer and returned to normal values p<0.05. The SpO 2 value measured at 30 minutes after completion of transfer was higher than the first value (p<0.05). The pH (p<0.001) and arterial partial pressure of oxygen (p<0.001) values at the beginning of the transfer had significantly increased at the end of the transfer, and arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide values had significantly decreased (p<0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
The transfer of open-heart surgery patients was observed to be safe.
Celik
Sevim
S
Surgical Nursing Department, Zonguldak School of Nursing, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey. sevimak@superonline.com
Gurkan
Selma
S
Atilgan
Yildiz
Y
Ustabasi
Zeynep
Z
Sari
Aysel
A
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009873:Operating Rooms; D010092:Oximetry; D010360:Patient Transfer; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012449:Safety