Savings Hearts Case Study

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DR. WILLIAM WANG CASE STUDY

OPERATING FROM THE HEART For the past 15 years, Dr. William Wang has been traveling to China, Tibet and Mongolia as part of the Saving Hearts program to perform open-heart surgery on children in orphanages and remote rural areas. The all-volunteer medical teams operate on six to 10 children during each trip and also train local physicians in advanced surgical techniques. Operating conditions in rural China are a far cry from the stateof-the-art ORs at Scripps Medical Center in La Jolla, California, where Wang is a cardiothoracic surgeon. Often there’s little or no electricity, and even basic medical instruments are lacking.

SAVING HEARTS FAST FACTS

Team of medical volunteers travel to remote areas of China four times a year, performing 6 to 10 open-heart surgeries on children during each trip. Created EMRs for more than 130 pediatric patients over the past three years. Provided training for approximately 200 local physicians in complicated surgical techniques.

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In these harsh environments, the right technology tools can be true lifesavers. For example, the clinicians rely on laptops to review diagnostic images and echocardiography videos during the surgeries. “In the OR, and especially for congenital heart disease, it can be hard to find the defect. These defects are very small, and their locations can be different,” explains Wang, director of the Saving Hearts program. “You have to be constantly looking at the images on the screen.”

RUGGED CONDITIONS DEMAND RUGGED TOOLS Along with crisp, high-resolution displays, the computers must have enough power to load numerous large images quickly, because time is of the essence when patients are connected to the heart and lung machine. Weight matters, too, since a heavy computer might require two nurses to hold it in place for the surgeon to view the screen — preventing them from assisting with other patient care needs in the OR. In addition, the team’s need for computer access in situations where electricity is unreliable or even non-existent makes long battery life critical. A lightweight, highly portable laptop is also crucial for supporting Saving Hearts efforts beyond the OR walls. In the last three years alone, Wang and his teams have used Lenovo Health solutions to create EMRs for more than 130 children. The nurses travel to remote villages, using the technology to collect vitals and lab data on patients they visit. This data helps identify patient needs, determine treatment and track pre- and post-surgical care. Different teams travel to China at different times, so this information is vital to providing knowledgeable, continuous care.

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DR. WILLIAM WANG CASE STUDY PERFORMANCE WHEN IT MATTERS The Lenovo ThinkPad® X1 Carbon has proven well suited to the conditions the Saving Hearts teams face. “With the X1, we can have the same functionality as an operating room or cath lab back in the U.S.,” Wang says. “The fast processing speed, long battery life and great reliability are key to working in remote areas.” The ability to show parents images on the monitor is also helpful for educating them about their children’s operations and building confidence in the team’s work. “Some of the procedures are very complicated, so we have to help parents understand. We want this program [Saving Hearts] to continue to have a good reputation,” Wang says.

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Last but not least, the technology plays a critical role in helping the teams train hundreds of local physicians in complicated surgical techniques, a major part of their mission. “It’s so rewarding when the doctors understand a complicated surgical technique through the computer visuals. The images and videos are so much more effective than just lecturing,” Wang says. “When I see them nodding their heads and they ask insightful questions, I know I have done my job.”

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