title: A System-Based Nursing Approach to Improve Outcomes in the Postoperative Esophagectomy Patient.
abstract: To review essential nursing implications in the care of postoperative esophagectomy patients.
  
  
  
  Peer-reviewed literature, institutional experience, journal articles.
  
  
  
  Utilizing a system-based approach to assess the post-esophagectomy patient will assist the nurse in ensuring safe and comprehensive care.
  
  
  
  Nursing care measures to reduce perioperative esophagectomy morbidity includes aggressive fluid management, pain management, use of epidural analgesia, and early ambulation. Therefore, nurses play a significant role in improving the outcomes for the esophagectomy patient.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Collazo
authors.forename: Nicole L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Graf
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: Ivor-Lewis; anastomosis; esophagectomy; pneumonia; transhiatal