CV_Surgery_FirstAssist

CV_Surgery_FirstAssist has 10 years experience and specializes in Perioperative First Assist.

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   Intraoperative Family Notifications

   CV_Surgery_FirstAssist replied to CV_Surgery_FirstAssist's topic in Operating Room

   Wow - there must have been a mad scramble to get the sternum back open for open cardiac massage - is my guess - great teamwork to crash back on bypass. 24 yo is so
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   My most disappointing case...

   CV_Surgery_FirstAssist posted a topic in Operating Room

   Today was a tough one. We had a 58yM with a 5.8cm AAA w/ a previous repair. A less than stellar provider 'fixed' this aneurysm many years ago. However, the provider was no longer in practice and we...
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   Intraoperative Family Notifications

   CV_Surgery_FirstAssist replied to CV_Surgery_FirstAssist's topic in Operating Room

   @Rose_Queen - very helpful. Yes - we are working on a script given different scenarios. We've activated it twice now and both times the patient expired on the table. I would imagine your situations...
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   Intraoperative Family Notifications

   CV_Surgery_FirstAssist posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hello - We just implemented a new policy where one of our circulators will notify family members if one of our aortic / open-heart patients is not doing well on the table and may not make it off...
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   Am I setting myself for failure wanting to be an RNFA?

   CV_Surgery_FirstAssist replied to Abby Suh's topic in Operating Room

   Hi Abby - Like you, I was immediately drawn to the Operating Room when I started my clinical rotations. Also like you, I felt like I was discouraged from pursuing a career in the O.R. by my...
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   CABG... highest number of grafts you've seen?

   CV_Surgery_FirstAssist replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   Last year, we had a redo and it was a CABG x8 - probably the worst case of my CVOR FA career. Had to do open harvesting of both arms, both breasts and both legs. We had 9 people scrubbed because the...