What’s New
Work Session on “Early Extubation After Cardiac Surgery”
Thank you to the 40+ people who made this another successful COAP Work Session!
Goals of Early Extubation Workshop
Demonstrate that early extubation is:
- Safe and patient-centered
- Feasible with appropriate protocols and teamwork
- Directed at throughput of patients with decreased LOS which will decrease cost
- Can happen in patients that have increased risk of prolonged intubation
Please view selected presentations and handouts:
- COAP Data on Ventilation Times -- Mary Gregg, MD, MHA, COAP Medical Director
- Hospital QI Processes: Using Data to Improve Quality -- Sharon Eloranta, MD, CHCA, Senior QI Consultant, Qualis Health
- Developing & Implementing Successful Early Extubation Protocols -- Amy Denniston, RT, St. Joseph Hospital, Bellingham
- Resources: Post Open Heart Surgery DFD
- Short Term Ventilation and Sedation Orders
- The Role of the Pulmonary Intensivist -- William Watts, MD, Pulmonologist, Overlake Medical Center, Bellevue
2007 Annual Statewide Meeting
COAP would like to thank all the attendees who joined us for our 2007 Annual Statewide Meeting at the Hilton Airport & Conference Center to hear from Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH, Duke Clinical Research Institute, learn how local hospitals are improving door-to-balloon time, get the latest information about blood use in cardiac surgery, and dialogue about increasing demands for public clinical quality.
We are pleased to offer some selected materials and presentations for download on our Statewide Meetings page.
Work Session on “Blood Management in Cardiac Surgery”
Thank you to the 60+ people who made this another successful COAP Work Session!
- Work Session Agenda
- Blood Conservation Nationally -- Timothy Hannon, MD, MBA
- The Role of a Hospital-Based Blood Management Program: Experiences at Swedish -- Lori Heller, MD
- Perfusion Techniques to Minimize Transfusion During Cardiac Surgery -- Craig R. Vocelka, BS, CCP
- The Jehovah's Witness in Cardiac Surgery -- Jim Nelson
