The Lifeline Podcast
Each month Jill interviews expert clinicians to discuss their insights into rapid management of cardiac surgical emergencies using hemodynamics, ventilation, pharmacology, or other skills to facilitate recovery, offering practical ‘lifelines’ for providers facing tough ICU situations.
Clicking a video in this series (below) opens it on the ctsnet.org website.
End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring in Cardiac Surgical Emergencies
Jill speaks with expert guest Barbara McLean, a Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA, USA.
The Lifeline: Managing Arrest in Patients With tMCS
Jill speaks with expert guest Rakesh Arora, Director of Cardiothoracic Critical Care and a professor in the Department of Surgery and Anesthesia at Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
The Lifeline: Functional Hemodynamics in Postoperative Cardiothoracic Care
May 13, 2026
speaks with expert guest Jan Headley, Principal at Consultants in Acute and Critical Care. They explore the use of functional hemodynamics in the postoperative management of cardiothoracic surgical patients.
The Lifeline: Crisis Management After Minimally Invasive Cardiac Procedures
Jill speaks with expert guest T. Sloane Guy, Director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Cardiac Surgery at the Georgia Heart Institute. Together, they delve into crisis management after minimally invasive cardiac procedures.
ECMO vs emergency resternotomy for cardiac surgical arrest.
July 8, 2026
Jill Ley speaks with expert guest Dr. Amy Hackmann. Together, they explore ECMO vs emergency resternotomy for cardiac surgical arrest.