A Primer for Students Regarding the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and Operating Room Basics: Primer 5 of 7Central Message

• Zach Brennan, BS,
• Nadia Bakir, MD,
• Natalia Roa-Vidal, BS,
• Sarin Paluri, BS,
• Rohun Bhagat, MD,
• Connor McDonald, MD,
• Eric Pruitt, MD,
• Clauden Louis, MD, MS,
• David Blitzer, MD,
• Lauren K. Barron, MD

Affiliations

Zach Brennan, BS

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich

Nadia Bakir, MD

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Natalia Roa-Vidal, BS

University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Sarin Paluri, BS

Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Chicago, Ill

Rohun Bhagat, MD

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Address for reprints: Rohun Bhagat, MD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195.

Connor McDonald, MD

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Tex

Eric Pruitt, MD

Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla

Clauden Louis, MD, MS

Heart and Vascular Center, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass

David Blitzer, MD

Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

Lauren K. Barron, MD

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex; The Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex