There have recently been several reports in the news [1-3] that placing ventilated COVID-19 patients in the prone position about 16 hours per day helps significantly to increase the oxygen saturation of the lungs. The explanation seems to be that sections...
What is it like to have the most important bone in your body split in half, exposing, arguably the most important organs in your body, the heart, and lungs? In two words, frightening and painful! Having been in the Cardio...
Recent research has shown that comic-style drawings can help patients who just had surgery to better understand the interventions they have had. When they get information as illustrations, it helps to clarify their procedures in a much quicker way compared...
The use of heart-shaped pillows after heart surgery and the lack of clinical evidence for their use have been discussed in a few articles on our website. The intention is to educate about the patient's recovery and experience after sternotomy procedures, and how to...
When children require major heart surgery a large weight of stress comes upon the family from many different directions. Beginning with the burden of worry over their child’s well being, possible complications/risks, to how to maneuver work situations that may...
