The patient's preparation before the cardiac surgery - Before the entry into the operating theatre

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The cardiac surgery

THE PATIENT'S PREPARATION BEFORE THE CARDIAC SURGERY

- Before the entry into the operating theatre
- Installation in the operating theatre
- Implanting the different resuscitation anaesthesia devices

Before the entry into the operating theatre

The day before surgery, a shower must be taken with painting with an antiseptic product solution. To spend a good night, a hypnotic drug or an anxiolytic drug can be prescribed (benzodiazepine).

The morning of surgery, a stresskiller is also prescribed; thorax and leg are shaved in case of an aorto-coronary bypass surgery.

File last reviewed on dec 18, 2011

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