Shyam Sathanandam, Ashley Gianinni, Eric Sefton, Kaitlyn Greer, Nathan Stecchi, Kimberly Allen, Ranjit Philip, B. Rush Waller
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.1, pp. 85-89, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12710
Abstract Objective: The objective of this article is to describe a live case transmission of tran‐
scatheter closure of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in an extremely low birth weight
(ELBW) infant during the first International PDA Symposium conducted in Memphis,
Tennessee.
Setting: A multidisciplinary team approach including audiovisual specialists, informa‐
tion technology specialists, physicians, nurses, and other health care specialists was
required to perform the transcatheter PDA closure (TCPC) in an ELBW infant at
LeBonheur Children’s Hospital and the procedure was broadcast live to the attend‐
ees at the International PDA Symposium allowing for a two‐way audiovisual… More >