Postoperative assessment and management of complications [videorecording]
- Carrollton : HSTN, 2000
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
- Nurse's station .
This video shows how to perform a postoperative assessment using the Airway, Breathing, and Circulation (ABC's) technique. It demonstrates both the primary survey (used to admit and assess a postoperative patient) and the more detailed secondary survey, which gathers in-depth pulmonary, circulatory, and neurological assessment information. It discusses common postoperative pulmonary and circulatory complications and describes signs that indicate a complication may become an emergency