Education

Recognizing inadvertent central venous catheter complications and effective management options for patient with COVID-19 infection requiring bilateral lung transplant   Ahmad R. Parniani, MD and Yong G. Peng, MD, PhD, FASE, FASA Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL   Summary: We describe the case of a 50-year-old man with COVID-19 […]

Everett Jones, MD, and Yong G. Peng, MD, PhD, FASE, FASA Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL Case Description This case describes a 20-year-old woman with a history of asthma (controlled with an inhaler) and illicit drug use who had COVID-19 infection about 1 month before her presentation. She also […]

Case Presentation A 16-year-old girl with familial pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) presented to our institution for consideration of bilateral lung transplant. She was small for her age because of her chronic medical condition and had been taking pulmonary vasodilators for the past several years… Conclusion Concomitant severe PAH and RV systolic dysfunction present a significant […]

“International consensus recommendations for anesthetic and intensive care management of lung transplantation. An EACTAIC, SCA, ISHLT, ESOT, ESTS, and AST approved document.” Nandor Marczin, MD, PhD, Eric E.C. de Waal, MD, PhD, Peter M.A. Hopkins, MD, Michael S. Mulligan, MD, Andre Simon, MD, PhD, Andrew D. Shaw, MB, FRCA, FRCPC, FFICM, Dirk Van Raemdonck, MD, […]

Michael Curtis, MD University of California, San Francisco Introduction Lung transplantation remains only a class IIb indication for intraoperative monitoring via transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in existing guidelines.1 However, some have suggested that TEE should become routine during these procedures2, given the multiple and varied impacts to the cardiovascular system throughout such a case (e.g., pulmonary […]

Cardiothoracic Transplant Anesthesia Article of the Month Godino C, Munafo A, Scotti A, Estevez-Loureiro R, Hernandez AP, et al. MitraClip in secondary mitral regurgitation as a bridge to heart transplantation: 1 year outcomes from the International MitraBridge Registry. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Dec;39(12): 1353-1362. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Patients awaiting heart transplantation (HTx) often need bridging […]

Abdominal Organ Transplant Article of the Month Abstract: Background. Opioid use in liver transplantation is poorly understood and has potential associated morbidity. Methods. Using a national data set of employer-based insurance claims, we identified 1257 adults who underwent liver transplantation between December 2009 and February 2015. We categorized patients based on their duration of opioid […]

SATA Fellow Lectures 2021-2022 Coagulation Current Understanding and Management: The Role of Point of Care TEG/ROTEM  Presenter: Aliaksei Pustavoitau, M.D. Title: Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Date: 11/24/2021 Time: 05:00pm – 6:00am ET Link: https://miami.zoom.us/j/92597529210?pwd=MklCcWVXVHFSU0picDE0bnp3b2dDdz09  

SATA Fellowship Lectures Presenter: Fouad Souki, MD Title: Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Affiliation: Jackson Memorial Hospital / University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

SATA Fellowship Lecture – Acute Liver Failure Web seminar on Acute Liver Failure available to SATA members – Join SATA Today! Presenter: Aliaksei Pustavoitau, M.D.  Meeting Date: 25th May 2021 Meeting Time: 1700 to 1800 hrs Eastern time Location: Zoom Meeting This event has passed but the acute liver failure presentation by Dr. Pustavoitau and associated presentation/PDF […]

SATA Vanguard Committee Expert Lecture Series Dr. Sakai earned his MD in 1989 and his PhD in 2001 (cardiovascular surgery) from Kyoto University in Japan. After completing a cardiovascular surgery residency in 1995 at Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan, he became a board-certified cardiovascular surgeon in Japan. After completing clinical and research cardiovascular fellowships at the […]

SATA Vanguard Committee Expert Lecture Series Evaluation for lung transplantation – Pulmonologist’s Perspective June 22, 2021 | 6:00pm EST Dr. Wilkey earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1995. She then went on to earn her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies in 1999 and then her Medical degree in 2008. All three […]

In conjunction with the annual meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS)   Place:  The Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Resort, Hawaii Time:    Monday, March 21, 2022 (8:30 AM to 3:30 PM PST)     8:30 – 8:45:              Welcome and Introduction of SATA Ted Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA (University of Pittsburgh) Gebhard Wagener MD […]

The MidWEST SATA Meeting Saturday, JANUARY, 22, 2022 08:55 Am – 12:30 PM (CST)   Course Syllabus (updated) Program overview: This SATA regional meeting is to provide the audience the updated knowledge on several critical management issues in liver, heart and thoracic transplant patients.   Learning objectives: At the end of this session participants will […]

SATA WEST COAST LIVER TRANSPLANT ANESTHESIA MEETING SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, 2021 09:00 AM – 13:20 PM – PST Course Syllabus Program overview: This SATA regional meeting is a virtual meeting that has been designed to provide a broad spectrum of clinicians a review of the latest updates on a variety of intra-operative and critical care […]

SATA SOUTH REGIONAL CONFERENCE Members can watch the recorded South SATA Regional Meeting Course Syllabus Program overview: The SATA South Regional Conference is a virtual meeting designed to provide a focused review of the latest updates on perioperative and critical care management for heart, lung, and liver transplantations.    Learning objectives: Upon completion of the […]