Perfusion Art: “The Mother Ship”

OR and ICU Teams ‘Running In Parallel’ at the End of Cardiothoracic Surgery Improves Perceptions of Handoff Safety

After a 10-month period, we achieved our aim for four out of the five HSOPS questions assessing safety of handoff. Our results suggest that having an ICU team ‘run in parallel’ with the cardiac surgical team positively impacts safety culture.

Non-Governmental Organizations Delivering Global Cardiac Surgical Care: A Quantitative Impact Assessment

NGOs effectively address the burden of cardiac surgical disease in LMICs and contribute to local capacity-building. Increased, more detailed, and standardized reporting of the impact and outcomes of NGOs is necessary to better understand annual cardiac surgical volume and to support local centers working towards independent services.