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Lumbar Drain
Lumbar drains are a mainstay for spinal cord protection when patients undergo operations like thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repairs and…
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Post-Operative Atelectasis Responsible For Early Fevers?
“Wind, water, wound, walking, wonder drugs” are described as the “Ws” of post-operative fevers (atelectasis, UTI, wound infection, DVTs, and…
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Episode 002 – Thank You, Surgical Techs!
Surgical scrub technicians (“scrub techs”) are incredibly important individuals in the course of an operation. They facilitate surgical workflow by…
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Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion (ACP)
Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (“circ arrest”) is often required for partial or total aortic arch reconstructions. At this point in…
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Surgical Steps In Heart Transplantation
Orthotopic heart transplantations (OHTs) are some of my favorite procedures as a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist! After establishing general endotracheal anesthesia (GETA)…
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Ozaki Procedure – Autologous Pericardial Aortic Valve
In my first year of anesthesiology residency, I had the opportunity to do a very unique aortic valve replacement (AVR)…
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