Upcoming Webinar: "Chest Tube Management in Cardiac Surgery"

The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Cardiac Society and CTSNet will be holding a webinar on the cardiac topic, “Chest Tube Management in Cardiac Surgery.” The webinar will take place on May 30, 2024, from 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4). A recording of the webinar will be made available on CTSNet the following week. Registrants unable to attend live will be notified of the recording’s availability, so be sure to register!

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Chest tube drainage is a common aspect of cardiac surgical care. There is a wide range of practice preferences regarding the choice of chest tube number, location, type, methods to ensure patency, and decisions on timing of removal. This webinar will focus on the clinical implications of retained blood, current strategies in chest tube management, and the benefits of posterior pericardiotomy.

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Speakers

• Marc Gillinov | "Clinical Implications of Retained Blood Syndrome"
  • Cleveland Clinic, United States
• Jurij M. Kalisnik | "Do Different Management Strategies for Chest Tubes Impact the Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery?"
  • Paracelsus Medical University Nuremburg, Germany
  • Academic Clinic KABEG, Austria
• Lenard Conradi | "Posterior Pericardiotomy Should Be the New Standardin Cardiac Surgical Procedures"
  • University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Germany

Moderators

• Kevin Lobdell
  • Sanger Heart and Vascular Insititute, United States
• Marc Gerdisch
  • Franciscan St. Francis Health, United States