CVOR Anesthesia Reference

A clinical reference for CRNA students rotating through cardiac anesthesia. You will also find lots of other reference material relating to board review, specific general case pearls of wisdom, general case complications to be aware of, and lots of great supporting references throughout. If it's your very first day in the CVOR please read this overview. Then please proceed to the CVOR Guide below.

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CVOR Guide	Morning setup through ICU transport
Intraoperative TEE	Standard views and probe technique
Cardiac Physiology	Swan, CVP, SVO2, valves, EKG
Cardiac Pharmacology	Protamine, milrinone, vasoplegia drugs
Mechanical Support	ECMO, Impella, IABP
Structural Heart & EP	TAVR, clips, lead extractions

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Pre-CaseOn BypassSeparation & Post-Bypass

• Morning Setup & Drips
• Pre-Induction & Lines
• Nerve Blocks
• TEE

• On CPB

• WARM Checklist
• Post-Bypass Hemodynamics
• Protamine
• Vasoplegia
• Chest Closure & Transport

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