post operative care after cardiothoracic operations

the initial postoperative enviroment is in almost all cases of cardiotheracic surgical patients an intensive care unit(ICU).the transport of the patient to icu requires the following precautions: portable o2 means of positive pressure ventilation, continious monitoring of ecg-arterial blood pressure, maintainance of constant intraverous infusion of drugs needed to support circulation, ready accessibility of resuscitative drugs-devices including a defibritator, an assistant experienced in resus-citation.