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Morbidity & Mortality - Spinal Cord Ischemia and Lumbar Drain Management in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Repair

Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1|Describe the risk factors, pathophysiology and management of spinal cord ischemia as it relates to thoracoabdominal aortic surgery.
2|Evaluate strategies for the prevention of perioperative spinal cord ischemia.
3|Discuss the role of CSF drainage in the management of spinal cord ischemia and complications related to lumbar drain placement.
4|Review guidelines for lumbar drain management in the Operating Room and Intensive Care Unit.

Faculty

Alexandra Arendt, DO
Anesthesia Resident
UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Physician
Baystate Medical Center 

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Physicians
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Risk Management
This activity meets the criteria for risk management study.  1.0 hours are appropriate for risk management study.