PERIOPERATIVE CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH CARDIAC DISEASE
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm, North Ballroom - 6th Floor
Course Code: SP-08
Speaker: JOHN E. ELLIS, M.D.
Dr. Ellis - Is on the speakers bureau and receives honoraria from Baxter International Inc. and The Medicines Company.
Objective(s):
Objective(s):
1. Describe the current types of coronary stents and their implications during the perioperative period;
2. Formulate an anesthetic plan for patients with coronary stents;
3. Formulate a plan for the role of perioperative beta-blockade in the cardiac patient;
4. Perform a preoperative evaluation of the cardiac patient according to the AHA guidelines;
5. Develop a protocol for the performance of regional techniques in the patient on anti-platelet therapy;
6. Develop a protocol for patients with pacemakers and ICDs in place during anesthesia and surgery.
1. Beta Blockers and AHA Guidelines
2. Managing Stents in the Perioperative Period
3. In Whom, and Where, Can We Put a Needle
4. Updates on Pacemakers and ICDs
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