Gastric POCUS, 3-Part Episode
April 2024 OA-POCUS Case of the Month
Anesthesia Services in Tanzania and Kenya
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Question of the Day
Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a contraindication to left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement?
Explanation
This is a challenging question that few people answer correctly! Most anesthesiologists do not know contraindications to left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement. Placement of an left ventricular assist device (LVAD) improves forward flow and typically reduces mitral regurgitation; therefore, this is not a contraindication to placement. Severe mitral stenosis must be corrected as it is an impediment to flow into the LVAD's inflow cannula. An atrial septal defect (or significant PFO) could result in right to left shunting and hypoxemia. Severe aortic regurgitation would cause most of the flow out of the LVAD's outflow cannula to go back into the left ventricle instead of systemically.
OA Series: April 2024
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OA-POCUS Case of the Month
Gastric POCUS, Part 1 of 3Eric R. Heinz, MD, PhD, George Washington University, Yuriy Bronshteyn, MD, FASE, Duke University Health System
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OA-POCUS Case of the Month
Gastric POCUS, Part 2 of 3Eric R. Heinz, MD, PhD, George Washington University, Yuriy Bronshteyn, MD, FASE, Duke University Health System
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OA-POCUS Case of the Month
Gastric POCUS, Part 3 of 3Eric R. Heinz, MD, PhD, George Washington University, Yuriy Bronshteyn, MD, FASE, Duke University Health System
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OA Global Health Equity Ask the Expert
Anesthesia Services in Tanzania and KenyaSamuel Percy, MD, Children's Hospital Colorado
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REPOST: October 2021 – Pediatric Tracheal ExtubationsDebnath Chatterjee, MD, FAAP, Children’s Hospital Colorado
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