Radical nephrectomy with inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombectomy: implications for post-operative nursing care.
The surgery required to remove a renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava (IVC) tumor thrombus is complex. IVC tumor thrombus is a complicating factor that occurs in 4% to 10% of patients with renal cell carcinoma. Nurses need to understand this surgical procedure and its inherent risks to proactively and successfully manage the patient's post-operative care and discharge plan.
Urology Nursing Unit, St. Marys Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Janee
J
Klipfel
Therese M
TM
Jacobson
Michelle
M
Havel
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000451:nursing*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000451:nursing*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000451:nursing; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000451:nursing*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*