Ochsner Medical Center

About: Ochsner Medical Center is a healthcare organization based out in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Medicine. The organization has 980 authors who have published 1159 publications receiving 49961 citations. The organization is also known as: Ochsner Hospital & Ochsner Foundation Hospital.

Commentary on highlighted late breaking trials in interventional cardiology at ESC, VIVA, TCT, and AHA 2013.

Abstract: With the plethora of clinical trials, it is difficult for busy interventional cardiologists to stay up to date. Therefore, the SCAI publications committee concisely summarizes and provides editorial commentary on the most important trials from recent, large international meetings. The intent is to provide this summary every six months to allow quick assimilation of trial results into interventional practice. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Launching care partners in medical-surgical nursing.

Abstract: In the wake of health care reform, a large health system developed a new model of medical-surgical nursing care delivery. To facilitate the subsequent culture change, a non-traditional educational approach was used to provide a dynamic experiential venue that included real-time feedback to facilitate nurses' behavioral transformation.

Profunda Artery Perforator Flaps for Breast Reconstruction

Abstract: Although lower abdominal tissue has become the gold standard for autologous breast reconstruction, not every patient has lower abdominal tissue available. In cases where abdominal tissue is insufficient (low BMI), unavailable due to previous surgery, or body fat distribution is centered below the waist, alternative donor sites, such as the hips, buttock, and thighs, can be utilized for breast reconstruction. This chapter focuses on the use of medial and posterior thigh tissue, specifically the profunda artery perforator (PAP) flap, which is based on perforating branches of the profunda femoris artery. The PAP flap is a viable reconstructive choice for breast reconstruction by itself or can be “stacked” with another flap to augment volume. In this chapter, we will discuss the pertinent anatomy, patient selection, preoperative planning, surgical technique, and postoperative care and provide several cases of using the transverse (TPAP) and vertical PAP (VPAP) flap in reconstruction.