General:

• Attendance is limited to 20 participants.
• Pre-registration is required, seats are limited, will be reserved on first come first served basis.
• Certificate of Attendance will be provided by STS with CMEs from SCFHS.
• Registration is FREE for all who register for the GulfThoracic Congress 2015, please provide proof of payment (receipt).

Rationale:

Critically ill patients with respiratory failure may require invasive mechanical ventilation. Some of these patients will need prolonged ventilation, which usually provided thorough tracheostomy. Percutaneous procedures are a new option for patients to have minimally invasive procedures. Bronchoscopically guided percutaneous tracheostomy offers a bedside procedure for critically ill patients and eliminates the need for transport to an operating room, and is associated with a higher morbidity and mortality. In addition, there is a cost saving and more accurate technique to reduce complications such as stoma infections when compared to current open techniques for tracheostomy.

Objectives:

At the end of this workshop, participants are expected to understand:

• Airway anatomy and difficult airway evaluation.
• The indications, contra-indications and complications of percutaneous Tracheostomy.
• Surgical vs. percutaneous technique differences.
• Bronchoscopy guided percutaneous tracheostomy.
• Post tracheostomy care.

Target Audience:

• Intensivists
• Critical Care Medicine Fellows
• Anesthesiologists
• Emergency Physicians
• Respiratory Therapists
• Critical Care Nurses