Gain an appreciation for the salient anatomical features of the pediatric airway; review techniques of securing the difficult airway in children; and explore specific examples of airway compromise and their management
PROGRAMME
Saturday, February 10, 2001
Château Laurier - Drawing Room
Chairman: Dr. Robert Elliott
07:30 Registration and
Continental Breakfast
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Exhibits Open (Adam Room)
08:00 Welcome / Opening
Remarks - Dr. Dennis Reid
08:05 A Practical Approach to Pediatric Airway Problems
Kimmo Murto, MD
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Gain an appreciation for the salient anatomical features of the pediatric airway; review techniques of securing the difficult airway in children; and explore specific examples of airway compromise and their management |
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Review preoperative assessment and optimization of a patient at risk for CAD for non-cardiac surgery. Discuss pathophysiology of perioperative myocardial events and their management. |
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Review the rationale for preoperative anticoagulation; discuss strategies for the safe preoperative with- drawal of anticoagulants; and discuss the rationale and strategies for postoperative anticoagulation. |
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Review practical management issues for the initial resuscitation, intra-operative and early critical care. Specific goals for airway, ventilation, hemodynamics, anesthetic agents and critical care intervention. |
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Review the characteristics / mechanisms of venti- latory patterns that induce lung injury; the impact of lung-protective ventilator strategies on neonatal pulmonary outcome / adult lung disease; our current 'best guess' about how to adjust the ventilator |