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  patient and family guide to heart surgery Thank you for choosing Sherman Hospital for your heart care. This guide is designed to answer your questions about heart surgery. If you have any additional questions about your heart surgery, please do not hesitate to ask your doctors or nurses.

At Sherman, you will have a highly experienced team of health care professionals caring for you. The members of the health care team include the cardiac surgeon, cardiologist, other physicians, specially trained nurse, dieticians, physical therapists, cardiac rehabilitation nurses, and the case manager. Other health care providers will be involved in your care as needed. These include diabetes center nurses, social worker, chaplain, pharmacist, occupational therapist, and speech therapist. All of these health care professionals will work together to provide you with the best possible care before, during, and after your surgery.

Preparing For Surgery
During Your Operation
After Your Operation
Moving to the Telemetry Unit
Information for Families
Common Questions About Heart Surgery
Common Questions About Going Home After Surgery

Additional guides in available in downloadable/printable PDF format:

Guide to Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Guide to Heart Valve Disease

 

 

 

 

 


 
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