This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with cofounders Courtney Maxey-Jones and Connor Wasilnak about their charity, Global Outreach for Medical Equity and Development (GOMED), which exists to deliver essential medical supplies to underresourced regions.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

01:33 Surgical Instrument Donations

02:43 Adverse Outcomes in Surgery

10:05 Lymph Node NSCLC Study

12:45 Pleural Invasion by AI Analysis

15:54 Robotic vs Conventional MVR

18:55 Postop Atrioventricular Block

22:36 Extra-Anatomical Bypass & AVR

24:25 Redo MV w Different Strategies

27:57 Manage Aorto-Mitral Abscess Endocarditis

30:41 GOMED Interview

43:04 Closing

They discuss the reasons behind its creation, its mission, the current status of the organization, and how individuals and companies can get involved. Additionally, they explored some of the equipment GOMED has and what it needs, and the various locations it serves. Joel also shares insights about a recent patient of his with Marfan Syndrome and pectus excavatum, emphasizing the ongoing importance of the N=1 trial in clinical research. 

Joel also highlights recent JANS articles on lymph node sampling and survival in non-small cell lung cancer, pleural invasion of peripheral cT1 lung cancer by deep learning analysis of thoracoscopic images, clinical outcomes and costs of robotic-assisted vs conventional mitral valve repair, and postoperative atrioventricular block after surgery for congenital heart disease.  

In addition, Joel explores extra-anatomical aortic bypass and aortic valve replacement in a patient with aortic coarctation and severe aortic insufficiency, totally endoscopic redo mitral valve surgery with different myocardial protection strategies, and managing aorto-mitral abscess endocarditis after previous AVR with an LVOT enlargement procedure. Before closing, he highlights upcoming events in CT surgery.   

JANS Items Mentioned 

1.) Lymph Node Sampling and Survival in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A 10-Year Danish Cohort Study 

2.) Pleural Invasion of Peripheral cT1 Lung Cancer by Deep Learning Analysis of Thoracoscopic Images: A Retrospective Pilot Study 

3.) Clinical Outcomes and Costs of Robotic-Assisted vs Conventional Mitral Valve Repair: A National Analysis 

4.) Postoperative Atrioventricular Block After Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease: Incidence, Recovery and Risks 

CTSNET Content Mentioned 

1.) Extra-Anatomical Aortic Bypass and Aortic Valve Replacement in a Patient With Aortic Coarctation and Severe Aortic Insufficiency 

2.) Totally Endoscopic Redo Mitral Valve Surgery With Different Myocardial Protection Strategies 

3.) Managing Aorto-Mitral Abscess Endocarditis After Previous AVR With an LVOT Enlargement Procedure 

Other Items Mentioned 

1.) Global Outreach for Medical Equity and Development 

2.) Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery Series: The Swiss Army Knife Approach 

3.) Aortic Valve Replacement Series  

4.) Career Center  

5.) CTSNet Events Calendar 

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