CVOR Anesthesia Reference¶
A clinical reference for CRNA students rotating through cardiac anesthesia, plus general case pearls, complications and board review.
First day in the CVOR?
Read the First Day Overview, then the Case Guide, which runs from morning setup through ICU transport. (The links below in "During a Case" will bring you to that section in the case guide.)
During a Case¶
Further Learning¶
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Learn the CVOR
- Cardiac Physiology: Swan, CVP, SVO2, valves, EKG
- CV Pharmacology: protamine, milrinone, vasoplegia drugs
- Intraoperative TEE: views and probe technique
- Mechanical Support: ECMO, Impella, IABP
- IV Methadone: IV methadone for cardiac surgery
- CV Test: key CVOR concepts, not required for SRNAs
- Papers by Our Team
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