Özet:

After heart surgery, the care of nursing is quite complex. Since these surgeries are performed with open heart surgery technique, the application of hyperthermia in surgery, median sternotomy, mechanical prothesis cover implantation, chest tubes, the remaining attached to mechanical ventilation in intensive care in the acute period is just a few of the topics that should be focused on and create a variety of difficulties. Guidelines in this area are often focused on the principles of treatment, and a guideline that includes the care of the patient group, which has a heart cover surgery, has not been reached. The fact that the number of publications in our country for the care of the patient with the open heart surgery method is insufficient, the purpose of this collection has been written. Heart disease is very common in the world and in our country. Although these surgeries are done to extend the lifetime of patients and improve the quality of life, they require close monitoring and intensive nursing care in the postoperative period because they can cause a variety of complications and unwanted conditions. Since heart-cover surgery affects all the patients’ systems, the patient’s close monitoring, early detection and management of complications in the whole process, from pre-operative preparation to postoperative care, is important. Cardiovascular surgeons can actively use their clinical knowledge and skills as well as their educational roles in the care of this particular group of patients.

Anahtar Kelimeler: