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Semin Oncol Nurs
; 33(1): 37-51, 2017 02.
Artículo
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28062325
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OBJECTIVE: To review essential nursing implications in the care of postoperative esophagectomy patients. DATA SOURCES: Peer-reviewed literature, institutional experience, journal articles. CONCLUSION: Utilizing a system-based approach to assess the post-esophagectomy patient will assist the nurse in ensuring safe and comprehensive care. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: 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.