USS Guided Vascular Access and Care of the Critically Ill

Course review:

• 09:00 REGISTRATION LECTURES ON PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF PERFORMING PROCEDURE
• 09:30 General advice on performing practical procedures
• 09:35 Femoral line insertion
• 09:45 RIJ line insertion
• 09:55 PICC line insertion
• 10:05 Radial arterial line insertion
• 10:15 Ultrasound guided access
• 10:30 Complications
• 10:40 Indications for invasive monitoring
• 10:50 COFFEE BREAK

• Managing the HDU patient: Case based approach – each case indicates what role invasive monitoring plays – parameters to aim for, waveforms, and type of inotrope to choose.

• 11:10 Sepsis – Symptoms, clinical signs, investigations & management
• 11:25 Cardiogenic Shock - Symptoms, clinical signs, investigations & management
• 11:40Volume loss/trauma - Symptoms, clinical signs, investigations & management
• 11:55 Type B Aortic Dissection - Symptoms, clinical signs, investigations & management
• 12:10 Respiratory distress – LVF & COPD – NIPPV - Symptoms, clinical signs, investigations & management
• 12:30 Acute Renal Failure - Symptoms, clinical signs, investigations & management
• 12:45 When to involve ITU & How to make a successful referral
• 12:55 LUNCH BREAK
• 13:45 PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS

• Station 1 Femoral Vein Access (30 min)
• Station 2 Internal Jugular Access (30 min)
• Station 3 PICC Line Insertion (30 min)
• Station 4 Radial Arterial Line (30 min)
• Station 5 Ultrasound equipment (30 min)
• Station 6 NIPPV (30 min)

• 16:45 Closing remarks and certificates