Free vascular screenings at University Medical Center New Orleans
Updated: 10:30 AM CST Jan 27, 2019
WEBVTT NEXT WEEK YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO GET A FREE VASCULAR SCREENING. JOINING ME NOW IS WILLIAM AND RANDY TO TELL US MORE. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. THIS IS A SPECIAL SCREENING. FEBRUARY IS A SPECIAL MONTH. YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING REALLY UNIQUE. TELL US ABOUT THAT. >> FEBRUARY HIS HEART MONTH. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE ARE DOING A SCREENING OF THE ENTIRE VASCULAR SYSTEM. WE ARE STARTING OFF IN THE NECK TO SCREEN FOR CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE WHICH LEADS TO STROKES. WE ARE SCREENING FOR -- IN THE LEGS WHEN WE WALK. WE ARE DOING PRESSURE STUDIES IN THE LEG. WHAT WE NORMALLY DO IS SCREEN THE ABDOMINAL AORTA. WE ARE DOING THAT ALSO. WE ARE ALSO SCREENING IN THE CHEST. SCREENING FOR PROBLEMS IN THE AORTIC VALVE. IT IS ALMOST A TOTAL BODY SCREENING. IT IS FREE. WE ARE DOING THIS, BUT YOU HAVE TO CALL AHEAD OF TIME TO GET A RESERVATION ON THE SPOT FOR IT. IF IT TURNS OUT THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE SIGNING UP FOR IT, WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN. WE DO IT AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. EVERY SIX MONTHS. FEBRUARY WILL BE THE BIG ONE. CHRISTINA: TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE. >> I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK, WENT TO GET IN THE SHOWER, FELT LIKE I GOT HIT IN THE CHEST WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. MY WIFE TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE HOSPITAL, MY LEG WAS TOTALLY DEAD. THEY DID A CAT SCAN ON ME. THEY COULD NOT GET A PULSE IN ONE OF MY LEGS. THEY FLEW ME TO UFC. CHRISTINA: HAD YOU HAD, YOU KNOW, GOTTEN A SCREENING, WOULD SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAVE BEEN PREVENTABLE? >> YES. DEFINITELY. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SEEN IN CLINIC. THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOM A PATIENT HAS WITH AN ANEURYSM IS THOSE SYMPTOMS -- NO SYMPTOM. 38% OF ALL DIAGNOSIS OF ANEURYSMS, FOUR OUT OF 10 IS MADE ON AUTOPSY. THE CLOCK IS TICKING. WE DO QUITE A FEW OF THE ANEURYSMS IN LOUISIANA. WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HOSPITAL THAT HE WAS. AS SOON AS HE WENT IN, THEY DIAGNOSED WITH A CAT SCAN. THEY GAVE ME A CALL. WE MOBILIZE THE TEAM. WE WERE PRETTY MUCH OF THEIR WAITING TO TAKE CARE OF HIM. EVEN IF A PATIENT MAKES IT TO THE HOSPITAL, ANOTHER 25% DIE WITHIN SIX HOURS. 65% OF PEOPLE DIE WITHIN SIX HOURS. MOST OF THEM, IF IT’LL HAVE SURGERY ARE DEAD. HIS SITUATION WAS SUCH THAT HE HAD NO BLOOD SUPPLY TO HIS LEGS OR KIDNEYS. HE WAS IN DIRE STRAITS. AS SOON AS WE HAD THE DOOR, WE WERE MOBILIZED. UNFORTUNATELY, HIS WIFE GOT THERE TO SEE HIM BEFORE HE WENT TO SURGERY. AND GIVE HIM A HUG. HE DID VERY, VERY WELL. HE HAS BEEN SEING ME IN THE CLINIC. THAT IS THE IMPORTANT THING. ONCE YOU FIND A PATIENT WITH AN ANEURYSM, IT MAY BE A SMALL SIZE, YOU SEE THAT PATIENT EVERY THREE MONTHS FOR A YEAR. IF IT STAYS THE SAME, YOU SEE HIM EVERY SIX MONTHS FOR A YEAR. IF IT STAYS THE SAME, YOU SEE HIM EVERY YEAR. ONCE THEY REACH A CERTAIN SIZE, WE HAVE ALL CAPS OF CHARTS THAT WE USE, A CERTAIN SIZE, DEPENDENT ON THE PATIENT’S BODY SURFACE AREA, WENT TO OPERATE. WHEN WE DO THESE SURGERIES AS AN ELECTIVE, OUR DEATH RATE IS VERY, VERY LOW. TWO TO 3%, MAXIMUM. IF WE DO IT AS AN EMERGENCY, THE DEATH RATE CAN BE 40 TO 80%, DEPENDING ON HOW SIGNIFICANT THE PATIENT’S SYMPTOMS ARE WHEN THEY ARRIVE. CHRISTINA: WE DEFINITELY WANT TO GET EVERYBODY OUT THIS EVENT. I HOPE YOUR STORY, WHICH IS A BLESSING TO HEAR, ENCOURAGES SOMEONE TO GET OUT THERE. FEBRUARY 2, WHAT TIME AND WHERE? >> IT WILL BE IN THE MORNING FROM 9:00 TO 12:00. WE HAVE STAYED LATE TO TRY AND GET ALL THE PEOPLE WE CAN. AGAIN, IF IT DOES PHILIP SPOTS, WE WILL DO ANOTHER ONE SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE DO THIS TO BRING OUT THE AWARENESS OF ANEURYSM DISEASE. IF ONE LIFE IS SAVED BY THIS, THIS IS NOT JUST ONE PERSON. THIS IS THE ENTIRE MEDICAL CENTER COMING TOGETHER TO DO THIS. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TAKEN THEIR ENTIRE SATURDAY OFF. WE MADE TO THE SCREEN FROM 9:00 TO 12:00 OR 9:00 TO 1:00. THOSE PEOPLE GET THEIR TWO OR THREE HOURS IN THE MORNING TO SET UP ALL THE INSTRUMENTS. WE HAVE PEOPLE VOLUNTEERING THE TIME TO DO THE ECHOES. TO BRING PEOPLE AROUND. THE PROGR IS AN INCREDIBLE -- THESE PEOPLE HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO SAVE OTHER PEOPLE’S LIVES. CHRISTINA: IT IS ALL FOR FREE. WE WILL POST THIS INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP BEFORE YOU GO ON FEBRUARY 2.
Free vascular screenings at University Medical Center New Orleans
Updated: 10:30 AM CST Jan 27, 2019
Registration is now open for a free vascular screening at University Medical Center New Orleans.Advance registration is required. Call 888-871-3801 to register.On February 2, UMC New Orleans, AAAneurysm Outreach, LSU Health New Orleans, Healthy Blue Louisiana and W.L. Gore and Associates will host a free vascular screening at UMC. The screening will include tests for carotid artery disease, thoracic aortic aneurysms and peripheral artery disease. It's from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at UMC New Orleans Conference Center, Room J, located at 2000 Canal Street on the first floor. This screening test is an ultrasound that should only take a few minutes. It's also painless. Appointments are offered to individuals over 60 and also to men over 55. Men 65-75 who used to smoked are especially encouraged to participate. An eight-hour fast is required. Refreshments will be provided after ultrasound screenings are performed. Validated parking is available in the UMC garage. Enter at Tulane Avenue and S. Johnson Street.Click here to learn more.
Registration is now open for a free vascular screening at University Medical Center New Orleans.
Advance registration is required. Call 888-871-3801 to register.
On February 2, UMC New Orleans, AAAneurysm Outreach, LSU Health New Orleans, Healthy Blue Louisiana and W.L. Gore and Associates will host a free vascular screening at UMC. The screening will include tests for carotid artery disease, thoracic aortic aneurysms and peripheral artery disease.
It's from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at UMC New Orleans Conference Center, Room J, located at 2000 Canal Street on the first floor.
This screening test is an ultrasound that should only take a few minutes. It's also painless.
Appointments are offered to individuals over 60 and also to men over 55.
Men 65-75 who used to smoked are especially encouraged to participate.
An eight-hour fast is required. Refreshments will be provided after ultrasound screenings are performed.
Validated parking is available in the UMC garage. Enter at Tulane Avenue and S. Johnson Street.
Click here to learn more.