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From The Blog
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Life As A Combined Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist And CVICU Intensivist
Sometimes I’m asked by medical students and anesthesiology residents what a typical work schedule looks like for me as a…
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Two Week Vacation In Japan
Katie and I took a two-week vacation to Japan for the Japanese Grand Prix (my favorite track of the year)…
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Fibryga
Fibryga (human fibrinogen) is a concentrate designed to restore factor I (fibrinogen), the final substrate of clot formation. Fibrinogen is…
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Frozen Elephant Trunk
In patients with extensive disease involving the aortic arch and proximal descending thoracic aorta, a frozen elephant trunk (FET) extends…
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Lubricating And Downsizing Endotracheal Tubes
After endotracheal intubation for a general anesthetic, it is not uncommon for patients to report a sore throat in the…
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Extubating Patients In The CVICU
This video walks through how I approach extubation for many of my postoperative patients in the CVICU, drawing directly from…