Craniopagus: a proposed nursing care protocol.
babies
child health
clinical
critical care
intensive care
post-operative care
pre-operative assessment
pre-operative care
surgical
theatre nurses
Journal
Nursing children and young people
ISSN: 2046-2344
Titre abrégé: Nurs Child Young People
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101554473
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
16 Oct 2023
16 Oct 2023
Historique:
accepted:
18
05
2023
medline:
16
10
2023
pubmed:
16
10
2023
entrez:
16
10
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Craniopagus is a rare condition in which the skulls of conjoined twins, and the neurovascular structures in their skulls, are incompletely separated. Separation surgery is complex and requires a range of skills and expertise, including from all the nursing teams involved. A multidisciplinary group of professionals in a tertiary paediatric care setting in Italy developed a comprehensive protocol for the nursing care of craniopagus twins in hospital, informed by the findings of a literature review and the expertise of its members. The protocol was applied to the management of a pair of craniopagus twins who successfully underwent separation surgery at the authors' hospital. The protocol describes the crucial role of nurses in the care of craniopagus twins and their families before, during and after separation surgery.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37842792
doi: 10.7748/ncyp.2023.e1485
pii: e1485
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None declared