Cardiac Surgery Ward

The Department of Cardiovascular Surgery is jointly staffed by adult cardiovascular surgeons, pediatric cardiovascular surgeons, cardiovascular surgery ICU physicians, extracorporeal-circulation perfusionists, and nursing staff; the department has 5 physicians, 26 nurses, and 2 technicians. Among them are 2 chief physicians, 2 attending physicians, and 1 resident physician. There is 1 physician with a doctoral degree, 4 physicians with master’s degrees, and 1 supervisor of master’s students.

More than 90% of the department’s medical and nursing personnel have received training at major cardiovascular disease centers such as Beijing Fuwai Hospital and TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital and obtained the relevant qualifications. At present, the team can independently perform major heart and great-vessel surgeries covering almost all types of diseases in cardiovascular surgery. Meanwhile, the Cardiovascular Surgery Department of our hospital is equipped with the world’s advanced diagnostic, treatment, monitoring, and support equipment, including advanced cardiac-transplantation support devices such as intra-aortic balloon pumps and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation devices. Invasive or noninvasive mechanical ventilation is provided in accordance with standards; a series of supportive measures is routinely carried out for critically ill patients, including cerebral oxygen saturation monitoring, Swan-Ganz balloon flotation catheter examinations, cardiac pacing, autologous blood separation and salvage, fiberoptic bronchoscopy, continuous renal replacement therapy, and enteral and parenteral nutritional support; the ERAS treatment philosophy in cardiovascular surgery is fully implemented.

With multidisciplinary collaboration, the department has completed the treatment of multiple diseases that are rare worldwide, independently performed more than 20 da Vinci robot-assisted surgeries, and independently completed 4 heart transplant surgeries, with a success rate of 100% in all cases. In 2021, it was approved as a key specialty of Liaoning Province and selected for the construction project of Dalian’s key specialty “Peak Climbing Plan.” The Department of Cardiovascular Surgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University is committed to providing adult and pediatric patients with heart disease with safe, minimally invasive, comfortable, fast, and international first-class specialized cardiovascular services.