title: Steps taken to protect and rescue cryopreserved embryos during Hurricane Katrina.
abstract: Hurricane Katrina was a devastating storm that brought lessons in emergency preparedness. All IVF programs should have a plan to protect fresh and cryopreserved embryos in case of natural or human-made disaster.
authors.affiliation: The Fertility Institute of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. rdickeyrei@fertilityinstitute.com
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Dickey
authors.forename: Peter Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Belinda M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Sartor
authors.forename: Heber E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Dunaway
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pyrzak
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Klumpp
mesh_terms: D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods*; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004190:Disasters; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000166:cytology*; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian; D008145:Louisiana; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D014015:Tissue Banks / Q000458:organization & administration*