Patients with Abdominal & Thoracic Aneurysms Janet Cuddigan, PhD, CWCN, CCCN Assistant Professor University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE Post Doctoral Fellow Veterans Affairs Medical Center Iowa City, IA and Omaha, NE
Patient 1 l 72 year old male l Had not seen a doctor in 40 years l Severe abdominal pain on 10/30/02 l Huge thoracic and abdominal aneurysm l Severely hypotensive l Life flight to medical center l Aneurysm repair
Head—10/31/02
Head—11/9/02
Lip—11/9/02
Buttocks—10/31/02
Buttocks—11/9/02
Left Heel—10/31/02
Left Heel—
3—10/31/02
Right Thigh Blister—11/9/02
Right Hand—
Right Arm 2—
Right Arm—
Patient 2 AAA l 76 year old male. l History of claudication, smoking, HTN l Severe abdominal pain….after Huskers lost to ISU. l AAA repair. Hypotensive. No pulse below femoral on left post op. l Shower of clots to left foot?
POD 2—Left Foot
4 th day post op
POD 2—Left Heel
POD 4—Left Heel
4 th day post op