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Cardiac Operating Room

Cardiac Operating Room is a perioperative care unit with five (5) theaters. Cardiac specialty services cover adult, pediatric, and neonatal surgical procedures. OR 1 is allocated as a Hybrid laboratory, a combined Interventional Radiology and Operating Room in a closed sterile environment.

The rest of the OR's are allocated for all Cardiac Surgical Procedures, including Heart Transplantation. Other surgical procedures are also performed in the COR as agreed by the Operating Room Management Board Committee.


Patient Population: Adult and paediatrics mixed gender.

Hours of Operation: 0700 – 2200 (Sun to Thurs). 2 teams provide emergency coverage 7 days per week after hours.


Occupancy Rate: 850 Patients per month

Staff Categories: Nurse Manager, Clinical Resource Nurse, Nurse Coordinator, Staff Nurse I & II, Patient Care Technician.

Primary Diagnosis:

  • Coronary Artery Disease

  • Valve Disease ( Aortic, Mitral, Pulmonary)

  • Aortic Aneurysms

  • Congenital Heart Defects

  • Effusion ( Pleural, Pericardial)

Primary procedures:

  • Herat Transplantations

  • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft - (On Pump/Off Pump)

  • Valve Replacement, Repair of Aortic Aneurysms

  • Emergency Procedures e.g. Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation ( ECMO)

  • Pediatric Open Heart Surgery e.g. TOF, Switch, Fontan, Glenn, TAPVD, AV Canal, AVSD Repair

  • Non Pump-PDA, Coarctation of the Aorta, BT Shunt, PA Banding

  • Re-explorations (Drainage, Reconstruction, Washout)

  • Diagnostic /Surgical Inventions (Bronchoscopy, Laparoscopy, Tracheostomy, Gastrostomy)

  • Other Surgical Procedures as agreed with Main OR

Model of Nursing Care:

Functional Model of Care



Cardiac Operating Room


Unit name

Cardiac / Liver Operating Room

Patient population

Neonates, Pediatrics and Adults – Mixed Gender

Hours of operation

0700 – 1600 hrs.

1100 – 2000hrs.

2 teams provide emergency coverage 7 days per week after hours.

Number of beds

5 Operating Rooms

Occupancy Rate

85 - 90%

Staff categories

Registered Nurse

Unit Assistant

Patient Care Technician

Primary patient diagnoses

  • Coronary Artery & Valve Disease, Aortic Aneurysms

  • Congenital Heart Defects

  • End Stage Liver & Kidney Disease

  • Hepatobiliary Diseases.

Procedures

  • CABG (On Pump / Off Pump)

  • Valve Replacement, Repair of Aortic Aneurysms

  • Pediatric Open Heart Surgery e.g. TOF, Switch, Fontan, Glenn, TAPVD, AV Canal, AVSD Repair.

  • Non Pump-PDA, COA, BT Shunt, PA Banding

  • Liver and Kidney Transplants, Cadaveric & Living Related

  • Liver Resections, Hepatobiliary Procedures.

  • Re - exploration (Infection, Reconstruction, Washout)

  • Diagnostic/Surgical Interventions (Bronchoscopy, Laparoscopy, Tracheostomy, Gastrostomy)

Nursing care Delivery system

Total Patient Care in a Partnership Model