From Start to Finish: Understanding How We Get Here
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen It is often said that one either loves or hates the operating room (OR), with nothing in between. Some say that our roles are too dependent…
Vascular Rings and Pulmonary Artery Sling
Key Concepts Print Section Listen Epidemiology Vascular rings and pulmonary artery sling (PAS) represent 1 to 3 percent of all congenital cardiac malformations. The most frequent type of vascular ring…
Surgery for Congenital Coronary Artery Anomalies
Introduction Print Section Listen This chapter focuses on the management of coronary artery anomalies in patients without other hemodynamically significant heart defects. Although most coronary artery anomalies are of intellectual…
Patient Safety in the OR
PATIENT SAFETY IN THE OR Print Section Listen “Welcome to the OR!” is not the initial greeting you are likely to hear on your first day in the OR. “Whoa…
Welcome to the Jungle: The Five Senses of the Operating Room
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen If you parachuted into the Amazon jungle tomorrow, you might expect all of your senses to be stimulated by the new environment. Your nostrils would filter…
Surgery for Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction in Children
Key Concepts Print Section Listen Epidemiology Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) occurs in 2.8 of 10,000 live births, accounting for 3 to 6 percent of congenital heart defects. Morphology…
Valvular Disease in Children
Mitral Valve Disease in Children Print Section Listen Anatomy and Embryology Anatomy Precise knowledge of the normal anatomy of the mitral valve and the interpretation of echocardiographic studies is essential…
Vascular Rings and Pulmonary Artery Sling
Key Concepts Print Section Listen Epidemiology Vascular rings and pulmonary artery sling (PAS) represent 1 to 3 percent of all congenital cardiac malformations. The most frequent type of vascular ring…
Distractions and Interruptions in the Operating Room
DISTRACTIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS IN THE OPERATING ROOM Print Section Listen Think about the last time you were at home, relaxed on the sofa, completely immersed in a film. The lights…
Personalities in the Operating Room
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Analogies make it easier for all of us normal folks to relate to complex things. For instance, if you are a surgical resident, the operating room…
