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Maps out the intricacies of Open Heart Surgery, and openly engages the peaks and valleys of surgical, ethical, or moral-successes & failures. It highlights moments where lives are saved by the strength of the character of the team- as well as surgical strategies undone by flaws imbued in the highly trained individuals living and breathing this volatile work environment.

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A Day In The Life… [2]

We found ourselves in the midst of a campaign to get “negative” (in other words- take off more fluid in total, than the 4 liters the patient had received during the initial stages of the ECMO run). And as of tonight, we were starting to win that particular little battle.
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A Day In The Life… [1]

24 hours to the finish line, and all you can do is just hope you don’t trip and fall. That pretty much sums up this ECMO run. Just trust your feet, and don’t lose sight of the goal…
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Salient Quips- From the Surgeon’s Lips

“Taken out of context- and without knowing the people in the discussion- the quotes themselves are intriguingly odd and non-sequitor.” Editor’s Note: Over several Years I have been collecting a few odd catch phrases or comments being tossed around during the course of open-heart surgery. It made me think of all the terms we use…
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To Alma Public Schools: Veteran’s Day, 2023

Presented By: Frank Aprile, HM2, USN Length of Service: 4.7 years / Honorable Discharge Stationed: Navy Medical Regional Center, San Diego CA Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, Ocean Side California U.S. Naval Hospital Emergency Room, Subic Bay, Republic of the Phillipines Operating Room Technical School, Navy Regional Medical Center: Bethesda, MD Naval Hospital, Charleston, SC Dedication: SOMETIMES…
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Excerpt: TipsOfSpears: Epiphany

Editor’s Note: A casual preview of the upcoming book: The Tips Of Spears Epiphany As a junior in High School, I needed to find a way to make money, as it wasn’t going to be coming from an allowance or stipend from my mom or dad. Being in a university town, that prospect wasn’t going…
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Perfusion Art: A COMET’s Tale

Perfusion Art: “A COMET’s Tale” Photographer: Frank Aprile, CCP, BBA, LP Equipment: IPhone 13+ Editing: Photoshop, Correll Paintshop Narrative: Hostile Environment V Patient Abandonment Time & Place: 2023- Somewhere West of the Nova Scotia Deluge About The Artist: CCP Commentary: Looks Bleak TBH 🙂 ___________________________________
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