Aim of the day
- To empower all practitioners to act with confidence to better treat our critically ill cardiac patients using well validated cardiac arrest protocols,
safely managing the patient - To promote a team approach in caring for the post cardiac surgical
patient with positive results - Discuss 5 point plan
- Demonstrate successful CALS re-sternotomy in 5 minutes
Day to include
- EACTS Cardiac Arrest Protocols and applying them to clinical areas
- Practical sessions using the CALS protocol
- Lectures: tracheostomy emergencies, cardiovascular problems,
transoesophageal echo, chest X-ray interpretation - Workstations: chest opening, internal defibrillation, emergency airway
management (inc. tracheostomy insertion), intra-aortic balloon device
management, invasive monitoring, chest X-rays, transoesophageal
echo and epicardial pacing - ‘Scoop and Run’ guidelines and transfer of cardiac arrest
patient to theatre and chest opening review - Human factors in cardiac surgery
Who should attend:
Critical Care and Anaesthetic Practitioners, Theatre Nurses, Surgeons, Anaesthetists, Alert Nurses, Surgical Care Practitioners
Faculty led by:
Mr Marius Berman
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Dr Kiran Salaunkey
Consultant Anaesthetist
Tracey Senycia
Clinical & Practice Educator