Echo Use in Heart and Lung Transplant Procedures
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Course Details
Credit/contact hours: .25
Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes
Publication Date: October 2, 2018
Expiration date: October 1, 2027
Reviewed: September 30, 2024
Description:
The purpose of this course is to assist the reader in the use of transesophageal echocardiography to manage patients undergoing heart or lung transplantation. In both procedures, right ventricular failure can be problematic.
You Will Learn
- TEE scan for donor and recipient
- Bicaval anastomotic approach to heart transplantation
- The immediate post-transplant period and common problems
- Lung transplantation
Method and medium:
Robert H Thiele, MD
Dr. Thiele attended medical school at Vanderbilt, completed his internship at Northwestern, his anesthesiology residency at UVA and his critical care fellowship at Duke. He is board certified in anesthesiology, critical care, and advanced perioperative transesophageal echocardiography.
DISCLOSURE: This individual reports no relevant financial relationships with commercial entities.
