Work Session on “Blood Management in Cardiac Surgery”

Thank you to the 60+ people who made this another successful COAP Work Session! Work Session Agenda Blood Conservation Nationally — Timothy Hannon, MD, MBA The Role of a Hospital-Based Blood Management Program: Experiences at Swedish — Lori Heller, MD Perfusion Techniques to Minimize Transfusion During Cardiac Surgery — Craig R. Vocelka, BS, CCP The Jehovah’s Witness in...

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Work Session on “Early Extubation After Cardiac Surgery”

Thank you to the 40+ people who made this another successful COAP Work Session! Work Session Agenda Goals of Early Extubation Workshop Demonstrate that early extubation is: Safe and patient-centered Feasible with appropriate protocols and teamwork Directed at throughput of patients with decreased LOS which will decrease cost Can happen in patients that have increased risk of prolonged...

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