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ORGANIZER;CN=Mara Banuta:MAILTO:mara@scts.org
DTSTAMP:20260107T143220Z
DTSTART:20260427T080000Z
DTEND:20260428T160000Z
SUMMARY:ST5.2: Cardiothoracic Intensive Care and Critical Conditions Course
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CREATED:20260107
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n2025 Programme\n\nCourse aimed at  Nationally Appointed Surgical Trainee (ST4 - ST6) in Cardiothoracic Surgery, covering cardiothoracic intensive care and critical conditions. \n\nIt uses a well established course ‘Beyond BASIC Cardiac ICU’ to deliver content on advanced critical care in cardiac surgery. It also has additional content covering thoracic surgical intensive care and critical conditions to align with the ISCP cardiothoracic surgery curriculum (4 August 2021), covering most aspects in the curriculum relating this this area. The course consists of consists of clinically based lectures and skills stations.\n\nSome of the lectures include: \n\nCardiac Operations Care of Post-Operative Cardiac Patients on ICUEpicardiac Pacemakers and Cardiopulmonary BypassHaemodynamic Instability Cardiac Tamponade Cardiac Arrest in the Post-Op Cardiac Patient Some of the skill stations include: \n\nPacing workshopECMO emergenciesIABPThoracic airways managementHaemodynamic assessmentThe second day will cover thoracic specific considerations in ICU and critical conditions as a series of interactive lectures:\n\nVentilation\n\nRespiratory failureInvasive and non-invasive ventilationALI/ARDSPulmonary sepsisManagement of the post pneumonectomy patientBronchopleural fistulaPersistent air leak and surgical emphysemaStridor\n Thoracic emergencies and trauma\n\nThoracic trauma: Blunt vs penetratingResusciative thoracotomyRib fracture managementMassive haemoptysisTension pneumothoraxHaemothorax
LOCATION:Ashorne Hill, Leamington Spa
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