Clinical Procedure
 
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Cardiac transplant

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If the patient has a ventricular assist device (VAD) in situ, dissection may take several hours. If significant blood loss occurs during this dissection you may need to crash onto femoral femoral bypass.

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Ask about the conditions surrounding the organ donor's illness.
If the donor patient has an infection, appropriate antimicrobial cover at the time of transplant will be required.

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Many patients may be taking warfarin and still have a therapeutic INR at the time they present for surgery.
Consult with the haematologist for advice.
Vit K and prothrombinex may be indicated.

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The groin should be prepped in the event the patient needs to crash onto femoral femoral bypass.

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Brief review of some ICU issues in cardiac transplant from picudoctor.org picudoctor.org/#HTX

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