Training Objectives

Pre-operative assessment of patients undergoing lung resection

• Various approaches and their relevant equipments for lung isolation
• Various double lumen tubes and their placement
• Principle of chest drain
• Physiology and management of one lung ventilation
• Anatomy and techniques for intercostals nerve block
• Anatomy, techniques and placement of paravertebral block/catheter
• Post-operative care of patients with pneumonectomy
• Peri-operative management of patients with myasthenia gravis
• Peri-operative management of patients with mediastinal mass
• Anaesthetic management of major airway stenting
• Anatomy of coronary arteries and their territories
• Assessment of cardiac patient with ischaemic heart and valvular heart disease
• Principle and complication of cardiopulmonary bypass
• Principle of trans-esophageal echocardiography
• Principle of circulatory support: inotropes, IABP, pacing
• Coagulation and management of coagulopathy, aprotinin