CTICUPROCEDUREEXAMPLESAUDIT.json
{
"date": "2026-10-28",
"format": "worked examples, no quiz questions",
"cases": [
{
"id": "CABG",
"group": "cardiac",
"title": "After coronary bypass",
"male": "A man with diabetes has incisional pain, shallow breathing and a new fall in pressure.",
"female": "A woman with prior ventricular dysfunction has the same operation and new congestion.",
"sources": [
"POSTCARD",
"PBM",
"ERASC"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "cabg",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "VALVE",
"group": "cardiac",
"title": "Aortic, mitral or tricuspid repair/replacement",
"male": "A man after mechanical aortic replacement develops bradycardia and reduced urine output.",
"female": "A woman after mitral repair develops breathlessness and congestion.",
"sources": [
"POSTCARD",
"VALVE",
"RV"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "valve",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "AORTIC",
"group": "cardiac",
"title": "Thoracic aortic repair or dissection",
"male": "A man after dissection repair becomes hypertensive and reports new pain.",
"female": "A woman after arch repair develops reduced urine output and a focal neurological change.",
"sources": [
"AORTA",
"KIDNEY"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "aortic",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "VA",
"group": "cardiac",
"title": "VA-ECMO for cardiac failure",
"male": "A man on VA-ECMO after myocardial injury develops cool extremities and rising lactate.",
"female": "A woman on VA-ECMO after surgery develops pulmonary congestion despite displayed circuit flow.",
"sources": [
"VA",
"RV"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "va",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "LVAD",
"group": "cardiac",
"title": "Early or established LVAD support",
"male": "A man soon after LVAD implantation develops venous congestion and reduced device flow.",
"female": "A woman with an established LVAD has alarms, dark urine and falling hemoglobin.",
"sources": [
"LVAD",
"RV"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "lvad",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "IMPELLA",
"group": "cardiac",
"title": "Temporary microaxial flow-pump support",
"male": "A man supported with an Impella develops access-site swelling and a cooler leg.",
"female": "A woman supported with an Impella develops dark urine and a falling hemoglobin.",
"sources": [
"CS2025",
"MCSHEM"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "impella",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "HEARTTX",
"group": "cardiac",
"title": "Immediate heart-transplant recovery",
"male": "A man after heart transplant develops low output and worsening kidney function.",
"female": "A woman after heart transplant has a new rhythm change and rising support needs.",
"sources": [
"HEARTTX"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "hearttx",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "LUNGRESECTION",
"group": "thoracic",
"title": "Lobectomy or pneumonectomy",
"male": "A man after lobectomy has pain-limited coughing and a rising oxygen requirement.",
"female": "A woman after pneumonectomy develops breathlessness and a new circulation change.",
"sources": [
"LUNGERAS"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "lungresection",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "LUNGTX",
"group": "thoracic",
"title": "Single or double lung transplantation",
"male": "A man early after bilateral transplant develops impaired oxygenation and opacities.",
"female": "A woman after single-lung transplant develops hypoxemia with altered airway pressures.",
"sources": [
"PGD",
"TRANSPLANT"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "lungtx",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "ESOPH",
"group": "thoracic",
"title": "Esophagectomy",
"male": "A man after esophagectomy develops tachycardia, new oxygen need and chest discomfort.",
"female": "A woman after esophagectomy develops fever, hypotension and altered drain findings.",
"sources": [
"ESOPERAS",
"FEVER"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "esoph",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "AIRWAYSURG",
"group": "thoracic",
"title": "Tracheal reconstruction or mediastinal surgery",
"male": "A man after tracheal reconstruction develops stridor and distress.",
"female": "A woman after mediastinal tumor surgery develops positional breathing difficulty and hypotension.",
"sources": [
"TRACHEAL",
"AIRWAY"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "airwaysurg",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "AAA",
"group": "vascular",
"title": "Open or endovascular abdominal aortic repair",
"male": "A man after open AAA repair develops abdominal distension and reduced urine output.",
"female": "A woman after endovascular repair develops new pain and falling pressure.",
"sources": [
"AAA",
"ABD",
"KIDNEY"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "aaa",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "CAROTID",
"group": "vascular",
"title": "Carotid endarterectomy",
"male": "A man after carotid endarterectomy develops neck swelling and voice change.",
"female": "A woman after the same operation develops severe headache and a new focal deficit.",
"sources": [
"CAROTID"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "carotid",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "LIMB",
"group": "vascular",
"title": "Complex limb revascularization",
"male": "A man after lower-limb bypass develops increasing pain, tense swelling and sensory change.",
"female": "A woman after revascularization has a newly cool foot with diminished Doppler signals.",
"sources": [
"PAD2024"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "limb",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "SHOCK",
"group": "crisis",
"title": "Cardiogenic shock without a completed operation",
"male": "A man with acute myocardial injury has cool skin, oliguria and pulmonary edema.",
"female": "A woman with acute severe ventricular dysfunction has hypotension and increasing respiratory effort.",
"sources": [
"CS2025"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "shock",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "RESPFAIL",
"group": "crisis",
"title": "Severe respiratory failure or ARDS",
"male": "A man with severe pneumonia develops diffuse lung injury and worsening oxygenation.",
"female": "A woman with a similar lung injury develops hypercapnia and ventilator dyssynchrony.",
"sources": [
"ARDS",
"VV"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "respfail",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "ENDOCARD",
"group": "crisis",
"title": "Complicated infective endocarditis",
"male": "A man with valve infection develops pulmonary edema and low output.",
"female": "A woman with suspected valve infection develops shock and a focal neurological change.",
"sources": [
"ENDO"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "endocard",
"visual_tree_present": true
},
{
"id": "COMFORT",
"group": "crisis",
"title": "A goals-concordant course with advanced cardiorespiratory failure",
"male": "A man with persistent multiorgan failure chooses a comfort-focused plan after an informed discussion.",
"female": "A woman with severe lung disease declines intubation but requests treatment of a potentially reversible infection.",
"sources": [
"GOALS",
"DNR"
],
"visual_tree_anchor": "comfort",
"visual_tree_present": true
}
],
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"new_sources": [
{
"id": "ERASC",
"title": "Grant et al. cardiac perioperative care consensus (2024)",
"doi": "10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.12.006",
"checked": "Publisher consensus identity/abstract; procedure context, no pathway reproduced."
},
{
"id": "HEARTTX",
"title": "ISHLT care of heart transplant recipients (2023)",
"doi": "10.1016/j.healun.2022.10.015",
"checked": "Society and PubMed identity; complete guideline not appraised."
},
{
"id": "LUNGERAS",
"title": "ERAS/ESTS enhanced recovery after lung surgery (2019)",
"doi": "10.1093/ejcts/ezy301",
"checked": "PubMed identity; complete guideline not appraised."
},
{
"id": "ESOPERAS",
"title": "Low et al. ERAS esophagectomy recommendations (2019)",
"doi": "10.1007/s00268-018-4786-4",
"checked": "Publisher identity/abstract; complete guideline not appraised."
},
{
"id": "TRACHEAL",
"title": "Anesthesia for tracheal resection and reconstruction (2012)",
"doi": "10.1016/j.anclin.2012.08.012",
"checked": "PubMed abstract; historical review specific to tracheal surgery, not a complete mediastinal surgery guideline."
},
{
"id": "AAA",
"title": "ESVS abdominal aorto-iliac aneurysm guideline (2024)",
"doi": "10.1016/j.ejvs.2023.11.002",
"checked": "Society PDF and publisher scope; no complete recommendation audit."
},
{
"id": "CAROTID",
"title": "ESVS carotid and vertebral artery guideline (2023)",
"doi": "10.1016/j.ejvs.2022.04.011",
"checked": "PubMed identity and society postoperative chapter; no complete recommendation audit."
},
{
"id": "PAD2024",
"title": "ACC/AHA multisociety lower-extremity PAD guideline (2024)",
"doi": "10.1161/CIR.0000000000001251",
"checked": "Primary guideline identity and available text; no full recommendation audit."
},
{
"id": "CS2025",
"title": "ACC evaluation and management of cardiogenic shock consensus (2025)",
"doi": "10.1016/j.jacc.2025.02.018",
"checked": "Publisher text, including structured reassessment; no order schedule reproduced."
},
{
"id": "MCSHEM",
"title": "Prevention and Management of Hemolysis when Utilizing Mechanical Circulatory Support (2026)",
"doi": "10.1016/j.iccl.2026.03.013",
"pmid": "42209077",
"checked": "Interventional Cardiology Clinics review; identity confirmed via ScienceDirect and PubMed records; abstract only, full text not appraised. Not proof of device benefit and no device adjustment instructions."
},
{
"id": "ENDO",
"title": "ESC management of endocarditis guideline (2023)",
"doi": "10.1093/eurheartj/ehad193",
"checked": "Primary guideline identity and available text. Corrections 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad625, ehad776 and ehae877 identified; not all correction content fully appraised."
}
],
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"clinical_validation": false,
"visual_decision_trees": {
"count": 18,
"format": "Mermaid flowchart",
"scope": "Original visual summaries of the existing paired narratives; not validated algorithms",
"clinical_validation": false
},
"care_companions": {
"lab": "CLINICAL_LAB_EXAMPLES.md",
"pain_airway_ventilation": "AIRWAY_PAIN_AND_VENTILATION_EXAMPLES.md",
"equipment": "ICU_EQUIPMENT_BASICS.md",
"sources": "CLINICAL_CARE_PUBLIC_SOURCES.md",
"audit": "CLINICAL_CARE_SOURCE_AUDIT.json",
"case_mapping_count": 18
},
"evidence_classification": {
"reviewed": "2026-10-28",
"document": "EVIDENCE_CLASSIFICATION.md",
"record": "EVIDENCE_CLASSIFICATION.json",
"recommendation_groups": 27,
"case_applications": "Synthetic examples using general clinical knowledge and context-dependent practice; not standardized protocols",
"clinical_validation": false
}
}