Showing posts with label cardiac surgery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cardiac surgery. Show all posts

Monday, April 25, 2011

Surgical Plan

The cardiac surgeon today announced the plan for today's cardiac case:



Out of the room by noon, without a balloon


(Referring to the Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump - a device inserted through the femoral artery into the descending thoracic aorta, used to augment cardiac output and help a person with poor heart function come off of the cardiopulmonary bypass pump)