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Heart Transplant Transportation - Organ Care System (OCS)

Stephen DeVries, PA-C @SDeVriesPAC

#Heart #Transplant #Donor #thoracic #surgery #CTS
Transplant #Donor #thoracic ... #surgery #CTS # ... clinical #video #beating ... #cardiac #Transportation ... #OCS #organ
Heart Donor Transplant Transportation

Hanin Alashi, CCP @iNeena

#Heart #Transplant #Donor #thoracic #surgery #CTS #clinical #video #beating #cardiac
Transplant #Donor #thoracic ... #surgery #CTS # ... clinical #video #beating ... #cardiac #OCS
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... Connective tissue disorder ... disease • Cardiac ... surgery/catheterization ... • Thoracic
Heart Transplant Transportation - Organ Care System (OCS)

Vandy Perfusion and Donor Recovery team travel over 4000
Unsung heroes of thoracic ... Transplant #Donor #thoracic ... #surgery #CTS # ... clinical #video #beating ... #cardiac #Transportation
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
sudden onset, "tearing ... connective tissue disorder ... FHx • Imaging: CTA ... includes ascending aorta ... #summary #treatment
Beating donor heart transplant 

A heart I transplanted recently on the Organ Care System. Amazing technology
Beating donor heart ... Transplant #Donor #thoracic ... #surgery #CTS # ... #cardiac #Transportation ... #OCS #organ
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Aortic Dissection ... intensity at onset, Tearing ... Diagnose with CTA ... Call CV Surgeon. ... #treatment #aorta
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
advanced into the thoracic ... aorta. ... sync with the cardiac ... Augmentation / Weaning ... Pump #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... upper abdominal/thoracic ... medical and surgical management
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
allowed the CV surgeon ... the confirmatory CTA ... and standard treatment ... Clinical #POCUS #CardiacUS ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta