diagnostic realism
3.0/5
Chicago Hope
Season 6 Episode 8
The Heart to Heart
Chicago Hope S6E8 has one well-supported medical case: a transplant-level patient considered for experimental lung surgery guided remotely from Sri Lanka.
Air date: Nov 18, 1999
overall
3.2/5
procedure realism
3.1/5
workflow realism
3.4/5
Medical Cases in This Episode
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1 case identified
Case 1
Heart-Lung Candidate: Experimental Lung Surgery
A patient needing immediate heart-lung transplant consideration becomes the focus of an experimental lung surgery guided remotely from Sri Lanka.
- Episode shows
- TVmaze says a liver arrives for a patient who needs a heart-lung transplant immediately and that Alberghetti considers a radical procedure developed by a Sri Lankan surgeon. Rotten Tomatoes and IMDbPro describe experimental lung surgery guided via satellite or...
- Clinical takeaway
- The case is relevant because experimental surgery in a transplant-level emergency requires unusually careful evidence review, consent, oversight, and backup planning.
Accuracy 3.2/5heart-lung-transplantexperimental-surgerytelemedicine
About the Episode
A liver arrives at Chicago Hope---intended for a patient who needs a heart-lung transplant immediately. What to do? Alberghetti has heard of a radical procedure developed by a Sri Lankan surgeon. It is radical, but it has worked on goats and besides, there are no other options. Nor is there a surgeon on hand who knows how to perform it. Meanwhile, details are shared about Hanlon and McNeils' first date - a complete disaster.
Medical Relevance
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The Medical Verdict
Chicago Hope S6E8 has one well-supported medical case: a transplant-level patient considered for experimental lung surgery guided remotely from Sri Lanka.