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Critical Care and Perioperative Management

Challenging ICU Dogma: What Really Matters?

Saturday, January 25, 2025
10:15am - 11:45am PT
Location: 409AB

    Moderator(s)

  • V. Seenu Reddy, MD MBA FACS

    Director of Structural Heart Program and Outreach
    TriStar Cardiovascular Surgery
    Nashville, Tennessee, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant disclosure to display

  • Alison Ward, MD

    Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Emory University/Grady Memorial Hospital
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):
V. Seenu Reddy, MD MBA FACS: No relevant disclosure to display
Alison Ward, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Presentations:

  • 10:15am - 10:20am PT
    ABTS Update

    Invited Speaker: Malcolm M. DeCamp, Jr., MD – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

  • 10:20am - 10:29am PT
    Extubation: How Long Is Too Long to Wait?

    Invited Speaker: Alexander J. Gregory, MD, FRCPC – Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary

  • 10:29am - 10:37am PT
    Should Diuretics Be Held in Patients with a Rising Creatinine?

    Invited Speaker: Daniel T. Engelman, MD (he/him/his) – Baystate Medical Center

  • 10:37am - 10:47am PT
    Optimizing Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Key Predictors and Strategies to Reduce Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiac Surgery

    Presenting Author: Arman Arghami, MD MPH – Mayo Clinic

  • 10:47am - 10:55am PT
    Who REALLY Benefits From a Swan?

    Invited Speaker: Courtney Maxey-Jones, MD – CNY Medical Services, PLLC

  • 10:55am - 11:07am PT
    Moderated Panel Discussion
  • 11:07am - 11:15am PT
    Do Patients Need Opioids and Mobility Restrictions After Cardiac Surgery?

    Invited Speaker: Marc Gerdisch, MD – Cardiac Surgery Associates

  • 11:15am - 11:25am PT
    Chest Wall Fascial Plane Blocks for Cardiac Surgery via Median Sternotomy: A Network Meta-Analysis

    Presenting Author: Yifan Bu, MD (he/him/his) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  • 11:25am - 11:33am PT
    Do Patients Need a Hg > 7 After Cardiac Surgery?

    Invited Speaker: Thomas A. Schwann, MD, MBA – William Beaumont University Hospital

  • 11:33am - 11:45am PT
    Moderated Panel Discussion