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Surgical intervention for tricuspid valve endocarditis: vegetectomy, valve excision, or valve replacement?

Publication ,  Journal Article
Relf, MV
Published in: The Journal of cardiovascular nursing
January 1993

Illegal drug use predisposes the intravenous drug abuser to bacterial endocarditis, primarily of the tricuspid valve. The prevalence and clinical symptomatology of tricuspid valve endocarditis is reviewed, as are surgical options available to these patients. Nursing care issues that are discussed include postoperative hemodynamic monitoring, fluid resuscitation, and the psychosocial elements surrounding these patients.

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Published In

The Journal of cardiovascular nursing

DOI

EISSN

1550-5049

ISSN

0889-4655

Publication Date

January 1993

Volume

7

Issue

2

Start / End Page

71 / 79

Related Subject Headings

  • Tricuspid Valve
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous
  • Patient Care Planning
  • Nursing
  • Humans
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1110 Nursing
 

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Relf, M. V. (1993). Surgical intervention for tricuspid valve endocarditis: vegetectomy, valve excision, or valve replacement? The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 7(2), 71–79. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005082-199301000-00008
Relf, M. V. “Surgical intervention for tricuspid valve endocarditis: vegetectomy, valve excision, or valve replacement?The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 7, no. 2 (January 1993): 71–79. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005082-199301000-00008.
Relf, M. V. “Surgical intervention for tricuspid valve endocarditis: vegetectomy, valve excision, or valve replacement?The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, vol. 7, no. 2, Jan. 1993, pp. 71–79. Epmc, doi:10.1097/00005082-199301000-00008.
Relf MV. Surgical intervention for tricuspid valve endocarditis: vegetectomy, valve excision, or valve replacement? The Journal of cardiovascular nursing. 1993 Jan;7(2):71–79.

Published In

The Journal of cardiovascular nursing

DOI

EISSN

1550-5049

ISSN

0889-4655

Publication Date

January 1993

Volume

7

Issue

2

Start / End Page

71 / 79

Related Subject Headings

  • Tricuspid Valve
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous
  • Patient Care Planning
  • Nursing
  • Humans
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1110 Nursing