LAAO with Amulet

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Pre-Procedure Watchouts: Type and Screen
Anesthesia Imaging Access Acist/Manifold
Gernerl Fluoro and TEE (ICE?) 12 Fr or 14Fr RFV Manifold with contrast, connect 1L hep saline bag not 500
Rep: Monica Tseng 415-816-2877

Open

  • Micropuncture
  • 8fr sheath (dilator used pre-Perclose)
  • Probe cover
  • 1 Perclose
    • 0-Prolene or 0-PDS (Spies will add a suture after perclose if site is oozing. If no ooze Exofin.)
  • Cordis 0.35x150J-wire
  • 6fr Straight Pigtail
  • 3-port manifold (For Dr. Spies always attach dump bag to manifold)
  • Baylis VersaCross Access System (purple box in structural cart)
  • 1 watchdog or copilot
  • 1 stopcock
  • Grounding pad
  • (Spies - Lido with EPI)

Standby

  • 4 or 5fr Pinnacle for Arterial line
  • 190 Supracore
  • Wholey / Versacore

Amulet supplies: (supplies provided by Rep.)

  • 12 Fr or 14 Fr Tourque View Delivery (Open as requested after TEE)
  • Amulet device (Size as requested after TEE)

PROCEDURE

  1. Basic table set up ONLY until it is determined by TEE that case will proceed.
  2. TEE performed. Procedure aborted if clot
  3. Prep bilateral groins and drape once probe has been inserted.
  4. Micropuncture ultrasound-guided RFV access
  5. 5 Fr Micropuncture sheath
  6. Baby J wire from sheath
  7. 8 Fr dilator
  8. 6 Fr Perclose pre-close RFV.
  9. .035 J wire from versacross system advanced thru perclose for Baylis sheath advancement.
  10. .035 J wire removed, VersaCross RF pigtail wire advanced for transeptal puncture.
  11. TEE & fluoro guided transeptal access & images of Left Atrial Appendage
  12. Anesthesia gives Heparin IV. ACT GOAL >250-300
  13. Transeptal puncture, ACT drawn from LA.
  14. Measure LA pressure
  15. Tourque View Delivery advanced to the LA
  16. Backloaded 6 Fr Str Pigtail advanced to the LAA
  17. Hook pigtail up to manifold for angiogram of LAA
  18. Measure and select size of device
  19. Open and prep the device. Device hooks up to constant flush on manifold to be prepped.
  20. Pigtail and Watchdog/copilot removed just prior to delivery system insertion.
  21. Placement confirmed by LA angiogram
  22. Delivery system removed as MD tamps perclose knot.
  23. If access is clean, Dermabond. If bleeding, woggle