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  • Vascular Surgery
  • Nursing Care

Background:

  • Older patients with comorbidities and frailty present challenges in vascular surgery.
  • These patients are at higher risk for postoperative complications and discharge difficulties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the critical role of the vascular nurse in vascular surgery.
  • To highlight the contributions of specialized nursing in managing complex patient populations.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature search of Medline, ScienceDirect, and Scopus databases.
  • Keywords included "nursing and vascular surgery," "nursing and vascular disease," "nursing and vascular procedure," and "care and vascular patient."

Main Results:

  • Identified key areas: vascular disease, definition of vascular nursing, clinical pathways, postoperative care, frailty assessment, phlebology, wound care, and vascular access management.
  • Vascular nursing is integral to implementing standardized clinical pathways.
  • Specialized nursing addresses frailty assessment and wound management in vascular patients.

Conclusions:

  • Vascular nursing provides comprehensive and optimal care in vascular surgery.
  • Specialized nursing leads to improved postoperative outcomes.
  • Vascular nursing facilitates coordinated, standardized, and cost-effective clinical pathways.