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Wed, Feb 22 2012 18:50:59

First Live Tweet of an Open Heart Surgery

On February 21, 2012, Dr. Michael P. Macris, board-certified in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, performed the first live surgical twittercast of a beating open heart surgery in the United States at Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital in Houston, TX.

  1. houstonhospital
    Today, we provide an educational inside look into a common double bypass #surgery with live video and pics #MHopenheart
    Memorial Hermann
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 08:38:30
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  2. houstonhospital
    Patient: M, 57 yr old with a blockage of the coronary artery. For patient privacy we are not disclosing name, other identifers #mhopenheart
    Memorial Hermann
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 08:39:20
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  3. houstonhospital
    patient consented to this broadcast of his surgery, for protection his name will not be given. #mhopenheart http://twitpic.com/8mt1p6
    Memorial Hermann
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 08:51:45
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  4. houstonhospital
    WARNING: The contents of this #openheart #surgery may be GRAPHIC in NATURE.
    Memorial Hermann
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 08:43:29
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  5. labeeisawesome
    RT @houstonhospital: setting up a cardiac angiogram, this is used to prepare to reference targets during bypasses #mhopenheart http://twitpic.com/8mt7w6
    Bianca Rincon
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 10:07:56
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  6. houstonhospital
    anesthesia by arterial line in wrist to check pressure, central line for fluid, TEE probe to view the heart/valves. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ig8WvEbXYc
    Memorial Hermann
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 09:28:41
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  7. houstonhospital
    http://twitpic.com/8mtspv
    Memorial Hermann
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 09:51:35
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  8. labeeisawesome
    RT @houstonhospital: Patient is now prepped with Chlorhexidine http://bit.ly/albRej chemical antiseptic from chin to toe #MHopenheart http://twitpic.com/8mtpp1
    labeeisawesome
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 10:08:45
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  9. houstonhospital
    Patient is supine, arms padded/tucked at side, leg bolster under legs to expose saphenous veins, roll is placed under chest. #mhopenheart
    Memorial Hermann
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 09:47:58
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  10. houstonhospital
    Macris, scrubbing In... #mhopenheart http://twitpic.com/8mtu1b
    houstonhospital
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 09:54:29
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  11. houstonhospital
    Memorial Hermann NW #surgery team pauses, aka "time out" designed to make everyone slow down and review before starting.
    houstonhospital
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 10:10:44
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  12. houstonhospital
    Today Dr. Macris will do a #doublebypass to restore circulation to heart using the patient’s saphenous vein along with his mammary artery.
    Memorial Hermann
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 09:38:53
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  13. houstonhospital
    First Assistance begins surgery with endoscopic vein removal of the saphenous vein of the leg #mhopenheart http://twitpic.com/8mu4n6
    houstonhospital
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 10:17:02
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  14. houstonhospital
    The great saphenous vein (GSV) is the large (subcutaneous) superficial vein of the leg and thigh #mhopenheart http://twitpic.com/8mu6f8
    houstonhospital
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 10:20:46
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  15. houstonhospital
    Dr. Macris opened patient’s chest with knife, bovie, then saw. #mhopenheart #Hounews http://twitpic.com/8mu7r2
    houstonhospital
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 10:23:40
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  16. Dr. Macris Opening
    memorialhermann
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 10:25:55
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  17. houstonhospital
    To clarify: Last video shows reverse order (2 camera feeds together) 1st is dissection of mammary 2nd was opening of chest #mhopenheart
    Memorial Hermann
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 10:37:03
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  18. Opening the Chest
    memorialhermann
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 10:38:48
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  19. Soccerchik20
    RT @houstonhospital: With a mammary retractor, the mammary artery can be dissected completely under direct vision #mhopenheart http://twitpic.com/8mujb9
    Soccerchik20
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 11:51:55
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  20. houstonhospital
    Left Internal Mammary Artery (LIMA) is being dissected to be used as one of the vessels for the bypass #mhopenheart
    Memorial Hermann
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 10:49:28
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  21. Dr. Macris
    houstonhospital
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 19:20:59
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  22. houstonhospital
    Once saphenous vein is harvested it is further prepared for use #mhopenheart http://t.co/gvhWAsza
    Memorial Hermann
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 10:52:55
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  23. Repairing the Saphenous Vein
    memorialhermann
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 11:03:48
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  24. houstonhospital
    At :44 seconds into video, opening of pericardium #MHopenheart (multi-cam feed) http://t.co/FHUhHYzn
    Memorial Hermann
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 11:21:31
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  25. Beating Heart
    memorialhermann
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 11:17:23
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