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Expert Webinar Series: Bronchoscopy and Donor Management Q&A

Expert Webinar Series Organ Donation/Transplant Pulmonology

EXPERT WEBINAR SERIES

Q&A with Dr. Luis Angel

Free On-Demand Webinar

Get answers to all your pulmonology transplant questions! Join world renowned lung transplant pulmonologist and CompuMed doctor, Dr. Luis Angel of NYU’s Langone Health Transplant Center for an intimate Q&A webinar.

Dr. Angel’s Q&A was so popular that we ran out of time, so he agreed to come back and spend more time answering all your questions.

Below is the entire webinar split into individual questions

Questions

16 Videos

Any pre or post bronchoscopy medication suggestions?

7:57

Any suggestions for post bronchoscopy recruitment maneuvers?

1:56

How Often Do You Re-bronch?

5:15

Do you recommend surveillance bronchs (every day?) or only if clinically indicated (after initial?)

4:23

What are the best vent settings for a successful recovery of lungs?

9:08

What can we do in collaboration with hospital staff to maintain the best lung function for recovery?

2:28

When do you recommend proning a patient?

1:35

Do you perform bronchoscopy on only brain-dead donors, or DCD cases as well?

1:11

Thoughts on coordinator-performed serial therapeutic bronchoscopy for donors who appear to need it?

1:36

Can you give 2-3 talking points when dealing with donor hospital to advocate for early bronchoscopy?

0:26

Correlation with OPOs high lung transplant rate in proximity to aggressive Lung Transplant Centers.

0:53

Top and Under Performing OPOs

2:18

Are donors on PRVC, tried reversing I:E ratio 1:1/2:1 if BD, not overbreathing recruit, prefer APRV?

5:17

Are there benefits of Bicarbonate NaHCO3 instead of saline while clearing secretions?

1:14

For the OPOs that have their own donor care unit, is there different protocols for bronchs?

1:15

Conclusion

3:56

Luis Angel, MD

Transplant Pulmonology Specialist

Director of Lung Transplantation - NYU School of Medicine

Dr. Angel is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Thoracic Society, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He has also received a Presidential Clinical Excellence Award and has been recognized for his educational efforts in training medical residents and pulmonary medicine and critical care fellows.