MISSION # 61
CARDIAC PROGRAM BUILDING
IN
SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
APRIL 2014
In collaboration with Heart Care Dominica (HCD), CardioStart International returned to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic for another successful heart surgery mission. The mission took place at Corozones Unidos Hospital with a focus on adult patient cardiac surgery and education. With an international team of 20 volunteers and the local team this new program was a success. Six patients were chosen to receive life-saving heart surgery during the 6-day mission. As of this writing all were progressing well despite these being complex cases. The educational initiatives of this mission were well received and added to the success of the mission. The formal education program included updated Basic Life Support (BLS) and pearls of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). Hands-on practice sessions and return demonstration solidified the learning experience. A dynamic program of primary assessment gave the physicians and nurses essential skills in assessment and focus Bedside teaching in the operating theater and ICU rounded off the education provided by the entire team.
PATIENT LIST
| Name | Age | Procedure | Outcome |
[clear-line] |
44 years | Coronary Artery Bypass grafts x2 | Satisfactory |
| [clear-line] | 57 years | Aortic Valve Replacement | Satisfactory |
| [clear-line] | 50 years | Mitral and Aortic Valve Replacement | Satisfactory |
| [clear-line] | 40 years | Mitral Valve Replacement | Satisfactory |
| [clear-line] | 45 years | Mitral Valve Replacement | Satisfactory |
| [clear-line] | 50 years | Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts | Satisfactory |
*Names removed for HIPPA privacy.
Dr. Richard Harper and Ann Clancy-Klemme, RN Teaching Basic Life Support
CARDIOSTART TEAM
| VOLUNTEER | SPECIALTY | HOME |
| Madison Ables | Mission Coordinator | California, USA |
| Nora Burges, MD | Cardiothoracic Surgeon | California, USA |
| Rick Burian, RN | Adult ICU RN | Oregon, USA |
| Ann Clancy-Klemme, RN | ICU/Emergency Education | Michigan, USA |
| Peter Allen, RN, CCP | Perfusion | Ontario, Canada |
| Brandon Epstein | Database | Texas, USA |
| Richard Harper, MD | Emergency Medicine | Oregon, USA |
| Janine Henson, RN | Mission Director | Minnesota, USA |
| Denise Jenn, RN | Adult ICU RN | Oregon, USA |
| Edith Jonkman, RN | Surgical RN | Saudi Arabia |
| Kieth Levitt, MD | CV Anesthesiologist | New Mexico, USA |
| Tania Manso, MD | Anesthesiology Resident | Portugal |
| John Mayhew | Database | Texas, USA |
| Aubyn Marath, MD | Cardiothoracic Surgeon | Oregon, USA |
| Theresa Phillips, PA | CV Surgical Physician Assistant | Massachusetts, USA |
| Wanda Reynolds, RT | Respiratory Therapist | Massachusetts, USA |
| Rolando Rodriguez, MD | Adult Cardiologist | Florida, USA |
| Margherita Scott, RN RDCS | Echocardiographer | North Carolina, USA |
| John Shafer, CCP | Perfusionist | Minnesota, USA |
| Vadim Ustemchuk, RN | Adult ICU RN | Washington, USA |
Vadim Ustemchuk, RN from Seattle, WA, USA, working with local team members to care for new post- operative patient.
CardioStart International, Corozonas Unidos and Heart Care Dominica wish to thank the following for donations, which made this mission possible:
- Corozonas Unidos Foundation, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic for team housing and needs.
- Medtronic, Minneapolis MN for vital perfusion and surgical supplies.
- The Amy Lauth Foundation, Virginia, USA – for generous assistance with the airfreight costs for perfusion disposables.
- Dr. Keith Levitt and colleagues, for generous donation of medications for the mission and assistance with supplementary medications for the temporary transportable intubation/code cart.
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