Carotid TAVI
From Bay Area Structural Heart Wiki
Procedure to be performed in Hybrid OR 14 in conjunction with the OR team.
Equipment
In addition to standard TAVR equipment the OR team will need:
- Micropuncture
- 6F 10cm Pinnacle Sheath
Setup- Right Sided Carotid
- Anesthesia to get left sided A line
- Table at 30 degrees
- Bring C arm in perpendicular to table
- OR will do prep. (Include groins and right wrist)
- First assist to stand at head of bed on the left
- CT surgeon on right side with scrub RN
- Cath Lab will have standard 2 small tables plus high table for valve delivery.
- consider using mayo stand to bridge the gap between valve table and access site
