Final session of the day - Prof Dean Gopalan - who is speaking about 'The Human Touch in Digital Healthcare'. #VTA23
Telemedicine has been around for a while, and more recently telerounding. In 2019, a doctor in California appeared via video link to tell a patient he was dying. This (probably predictably) caused an uproar, but also debate? #VTA23
Is digital healthcare making us lose the personal touch? Making us disconnect from the patient? Or are we just behind the technological curve? #VTA23
The diffusion of innovation can take a long time, or a very short time, depending on the innovation. The medical fraternity generally takes a while to adopt new paradigms, as tradition weights heavy. The 'Good Old Days' are often spoken about with great nostalgia... #VTA23
The loss of personal contact due to the heavy reliance on Electronic Medical Records and the time spent on creating them has left patient's dissatisfied with their patient-doctor relationships. #VTA23
The effect on health care professionals is hard to measure. There is no denying that physicians are more burnt out than ever before. #VTA23
Why do we put tracheostomies in patients though?
The rationale for a trachy in ICU is that there are respiratory mechanical benefit (compare to a tracheal tube and a native airway). There are many patient care benefits - oral care, feeding, etc... #VTA23
There are problems, including the potential for real patient harm. Tracheostomy emergencies are a problem. Complications (Immediate, Early and Late) are encountered in 30% of patients. #VTA23
Next is Donna Hamel, speaking on 'PEEP Titration and Recruitment' #VTA23#critcare#FOAMcc
PEEP is important - it improves oxygenation, and is an essential component of lung protective strategies.
But PEEP also has some problems - it can cause hypotension and increased pulmonary vascular resistance.
So how does one get optimal PEEP? #VTA23
Optimal PEEP has no clear universal definition.
Maybe we should look for appropriate PEEP - a PEEP value that results in adequate oxygenation with the lowest risk of overdistension. #VTA23
Prof Anthony Holley is speaking next on 'Respiratory Support in the Trauma Patient' #VTA23#critcare#FOAMcc
The 'trauma' patient is not a single disease entity, but ultimately a mechanism that is characterised by a shared multitude of pathophysiological patterns (TBI, lung contusion, etc...) and interventions (surgery, transfusion) that lead to some common disease processes. #VTA23
These common disease processes include TRALI, ARDS, TIC and many more.
Of concern, ARDS is not uncommon in trauma patients. #VTA23
Next up are two of the Occupational Therapists from CHBAH - Marche van der Heyden and Tiffany Fairbairn - speaking on 'Sensory Stimulation in Critical Care'. #VTA23#critcare#FOAMcc
Sensory stimulation is emerging in critical care as a modality to re-establish normal functioning. Our senses are our connection to the world. There are 8 (not 5!) senses - auditory, olfactory, gustatory, visual, tactile/touch, vestibular, proprioception and interoception. #VTA23
The lesser known of these - vestibular, proprioception and interoception - all are key in self-soothing...
Interoception is the sense how different parts of our 'deep' body are feeling. There are a few activities that include all 8 senses - for example eating. #VTA23
Midmorning #VTA23 session starting - lots of short talks so expect quick changes in topic! #critcare#FOAMcc
Michael Gentile - Is PARDIE Changing Our View of Paediatric ARDS? #VTA23#FOAMcc#critcare
PARDIE stands for Pediatric ARDS Incidence and Epidemiology study. This study is one of the results of the PALISI Conference Group. doi.org/10.1016/S2213-… #VTA23
Last up for the morning session is John Davies, who is talking about 'Mechanical Ventilation during ECMO: all, some or none'. #VTA23#FOAMcc#critcare
Essential to remember the components of lung protective ventilation - tidal volume, plateau pressure, respiratory rate, PEEP, FiO2. #VTA23
Do the rules of LPV change when the patient is on ECMO.
There is little doubt that (in appropriately selected patients) ECMO has a mortality benefit. Have a look at the CESAR and EOLIA trials: doi.org/10.1016/S0140-… doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa… #VTA23