TOPICS 1. Heart surgery patients and consent 2. Cardiac surgery and gender 3. Coronary stents or coronary artery bypass? 4. Cardiology evaluation 5. Preoperative assessment 6. Preoperative red flags…
TOPICS 1. Routine transport and report 2. Inflammation and the cardiac surgery patient 3. Genetic associations and cardiac surgery outcomes 4. Perioperative neurological injury 5. Respiratory failure 6. Renal…
TOPICS 1. The electrocardiogram 2. ECG abnormalities 3. Bradyarrhythmias 4. Temporary pacemaker 5. Supraventricular tachycardias 6. Ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation 7. TEE and the ECG 8. Case scenario …
TOTOPICS 1. Immediate preoperative assessment and antibiotic prophylaxis 2. Monitoring and vascular access 3. Anesthetic induction and maintenance 4. Institution of cardiopulmonary bypass 5. Separation from CPB 6. Sternal…
Elbow: Extend the elbow and identify the intercondylar line. Palpate the brachial artery pulse medially and the tendon of the biceps brachii muscle laterally. Elevate the shoulder 90 degrees and…
Mark a 2.5 cm point lateral to each spinous process. Approach and Technique Out-of-plane needle guidance: Apply transducer perpendicular to skin in a parasagittal plane 2 cm lateral to the…
The important landmarks for this block include the inguinal crease and femoral artery (FA). An anatomic study has shown the femoral nerve (FN) to be widest and most superficial at…
The course of the axillary artery is palpated and marked in the proximal axilla. The expected location of the median nerve is superficial and lateral to the artery with the…
Important surface landmarks to identify include the most cephalad portions of the medial malleolus (MM), lateral malleolus (LM), and the Achilles tendon posteriorly. The sural nerve is located in the…
