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March 2016 Strategic Planning Meeting
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read moreFebruary 2016 Strategic Planning Meeting
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read moreSharing Our Work with the Medical Community
Please see the recently published article in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery: “Changing Volumes, Risk Profiles, and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions.” This study analyzes evolving technologies for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and whether changing referral patterns adversely impact the volumes, risk profiles and outcomes of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG). The authors include current and past COAP management committee members Drs....
read moreWork 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 Cardiac Surgery — Jim...
read moreWork 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 intubation Please view selected presentations and handouts: COAP Data on Ventilation Times — Mary Gregg, MD, MHA, COAP Medical Director Hospital QI...
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