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Trinity PACU Post-Op Bariatric Care Crossword

Horizontales
An early complication of bariatric surgery?
Another name for Sleeve Gastrectomy surgery?
The risk of both early and late complications appears to be_________ in patients undergoing Roux-En-Y compared with that undergoing sleeve gastrectomy?
Scan used to detect if there is a post-op leak in the GI tract?
Should never be inserted without direct visualization with a fluoroscope as it could cause stomach perforation?
Potential post op complication that includes sign/symptoms of fever, elevated WBC, drainage, redness, warmth or swelling at surgical site?
Category of bariatric procedure, that reduces the size of the stomach?
The patient should be instructed to avoid drinking straws, chewing gum and __________ beverages, as they add air into the pouch?
What should nurses encourage and initiate early to help minimize/prevent VTE?
Verticales
Occurs after 1.5% of Roux-en-Y bariatric surgeries and is associated with longer duration of hospital stay and increased in-hospital mortality?
A nurse is caring for a hospitalized patient who underwent Roux-en-Y surgery yesterday. The nurse should recognize that _______ is the early complication with the greatest effect on patient readmission and mortality rates?
A potential long-term risk/complication characterized by in rapid stomach emptying, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting?
To prevent or minimize decreased gas exchange, nurses should limit what medication administration for postop pain?
Post-operative complication characterized by increased heart rate?
Patients should use an abdominal _____ to increase comfort post-surgery?
Is an immediate postoperative goal of bariatric surgery, and can include pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic methods interventions, such as an ice pack?
A surgery in which a small pouch is created at the top of the stomach, and a portion of small bowel is bypassed?