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LEARJET ANESTHESIA – THE EARLY DAYS OF HEART TRANSPLANTATION

The Anesthesia Consultant

Even though the patient was brain dead, it was imperative to maintain his or her vital signs and oxygenation at optimal levels to preserve the cardiac function for the eventual recipient. The scrub tech, nurse, and the two surgeons prepped and draped the patient for surgery, and the initial incision was made over the sternum.

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SERIALIZATION OF THE DOCTOR AND MR. DYLAN… CHAPTER TWO

The Anesthesia Consultant

I scanned the operating room monitors and confirmed that her vital signs were perfect. It had been five hours since the initial skin incision. Judith Chang turned her back on the operating room table, and peeled off her surgical gloves. The surgical resident would conclude the task of sewing the skin closed.