Postoperative Esophagectomy Pathway
SUR-TS-PRT-4-Vers.2.0 | Royal Hospital
Postoperative pathway – Esophagectomy POD 0
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Nutrition | Keep patient NPO |
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Tubes | NGT on intermittent low wall suction |
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| Flush NGT with 20 cc water TID (once per shift) |
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| Feeding jejunostomy to straight drainage. Flush with 20cc water once daily. |
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| Drain (Jackson-Pratt or Blake) to bulb suction |
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| Chest tube to under water seal (no suction) |
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| Foley catheter to straight drainage |
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Labs | CBC, U+E, Mg in PACU/HD/ICU |
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Imaging | CXR in PACU/HD/ICU |
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Nursing | Vital signs in HD: continuous telemetry, continuous O2 saturations, BP Q2 hours for 8 hours then Q4 hours. |
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| Strict input and output monitoring and recording
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| Call MD if:
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