Cardiac Surgery: Part 2 - Washington Manual of Surgery

Let’s talk cardiac surgery complications — Join general surgery resident Dr. Mary Siki for a discussion with expert cardiac surgeon Dr. Matthew Schill. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery will cover the management of post-surgery complications and recovery and serves as an additional companion to Chapter 32 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery. 

In this episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery podcast, Dr. Schill discusses the management of cardiogenic shock and chronic heart failure, postoperative complications and recovery after cardiac operations, and emerging trends in cardiac surgery. 

Guest Host: 

Mary Siki, MD – General surgery resident at WashU Medicine.

Guest: 

Matthew Schill, MD – Dr. Matthew Schill is an assistant professor of surgery in the Section of Cardiac Surgery. He specializes in coronary artery bypass grafting, heart valve repair and replacement, and surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation including minimally invasive options. 

Notes: 

VA-ECMO: Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation 

CABG: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 

Anticoagulation trial after CABG ("PACES"): https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04045665 

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