Tag: surgery
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) with standard...
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) case for...
“You’re Going To Stop My Heart?!”
Cardiac arrest is one of the most feared complications in medicine as it tends to usually precede death despite appropriate interventions. However, a controlled...
What Is Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB)
This post outlines the steps in traditional, central cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Depending on the nature of the surgery and patient's...
Surgery And Pediatric Rotation Notes
During my surgery and pediatrics rotations, I wrote down things related to practice questions I did and compiled them into a PDF for anyone...
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