They evaluate critically ill patients and formulate thorough anesthetic plans for a wide variety of cardiac procedures. In addition to open heart cases, residents on this rotation also provide anesthesia for patients undergoing thoracic surgery. Intra-operative transesophageal echocardiograms are formally reviewed and interpreted each week by members of our cardiac anesthesia group. TEE reading sessions are open to all residents. Consultation is readily available from both the adult and pediatric cardiology echocardiography service.
Didactic material is presented as a part of the morning lecture series.
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