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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 Transplant Transportation - Organ Care System (OCS)

Vandy Perfusion and Donor Recovery team travel over 4000
Heart Transplant ... #surgery #CTS # ... clinical #video #beating ... #cardiac #Transportation ... #OCS #organ
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
Heart Donor Transplant Transportation

Hanin Alashi, CCP @iNeena

#Heart #Transplant #Donor #thoracic #surgery #CTS #clinical #video #beating #cardiac
Heart Donor Transplant ... 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
Evaluation: 1. ... Connective tissue disorder ... disease • Cardiac ... surgery/catheterization ... • Thoracic
Donor Heart Awaiting Transplant

Reanimated human heart from a DCD donor. 20min of no cardiac function before
donor. 20min of no cardiac ... Transplant #Donor #thoracic ... #surgery #CTS # ... clinical #video #beating ... #cardiac #organ
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Glucose/Temp • ACS ... • Congenital disorders ... • Aortic Valve ... /Valve surgery ... • Heart block
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... exam Determine Cardiac ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... upper abdominal/thoracic
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Approach (when evaluation ... and signs of end-organ ... or papilledema, heart ... Coarctation of aorta ... Neurologic disorders
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
urine, sweat) - its ... Both of these organs ... regional ischemia, surgery ... perfusion - Cardiac ... - Compartment syndrome