This session features Armaan Saith, an internal medical resident at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, delivering a presentation on “Stepdown-Bound: Stepdown Unit Management of Hemodynamically Stable Patients on Impella 5.5” at the 72nd Annual Conference of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs.
He outlines the study’s background and objective, detailing the inclusion criteria and methodology. This includes preparing the stepdown team, maintaining provider competency, implementing prehabilitation in the stepdown unit, and considerations for return to cardiac intensive care unit (CICU). Furthermore, he presents the study results, including the reasons for return to operating room (OR) and ultimate outcomes of patients returning to OR/CICU.
This presentation concluded with a Q&A session.
In June 2026, the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs hosted a conference featuring leading cardiothoracic surgeons who shared their expertise in the latest advancements of the field. Watch for more ASAIO 2026 videos in the coming weeks.
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