SYMPOSIUM 3 July 2021 1545 – 1605 Description Analgosedation is a fundamental part of acute brain injury (ABI) treatment guidelines. The goal of therapy in patients with severe brain injury is to avoid secondary insult. Sedation and analgesia is frequently used in neurocritical care both for reduction of [...]
LEARNING DISCUSSION 1 July 2022 0900 – 1030 Hall 2 Speaker: Dr Yap Hsiao Ling Dr Chor Yek Kee Synopsis: POCUS is very useful in day-to-day practice at critical care units. This 90-minute short session about basic point of care ultrasound in paediatric neurocritical care aims to provide [...]
SYMPOSIUM 3 July 2021 1130 – 1150 Description It’s been more than five decades since the inception of brain death as a defined concept denoting an irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain including the brain stem. However, there was an initial reluctance to apply brain [...]
SYMPOSIUM 3 July 2021 1605 - 1625 Description External ventricular drainage is one of the most common and important life saving procedures performed and subsequently managed in neurosurgical intensive care unit. This device is inserted for the purpose of CSF pressure monitoring and facilitate CSF drainage when needed, [...]
LEARNING DISCUSSION 1 July 2021 1130 - 1215 Speaker: Justin Wang, Lee Pei Chuen Learning objectives: To know the general management of paediatric traumatic brain injury in ICU To diagnose raised intracranial pressure in paediatric traumatic brain injury To know how to manage acute raised intracranial pressure based [...]
SYMPOSIUM 1 July 2022 1645 - 1705 Description This lecture will discuss the current state of evidence for reperfusion therapies (intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular thrombectomy) in ischemic stroke and future directions. Evidence for delayed window thrombolysis and thrombectomy will be discussed with particular reference to issues around optimal [...]
LEARNING DISCUSSION 1 July 2021 0900 - 0945 Learning Objectives The diagnosis of intracranial hypertension based on current guidelines. The step wise ICP protocol and their recommendations. Treatment option for refractory intracranial hypertension in the severe head injury patient. Synopsis of PBLD Intracranial hypertension is a common and [...]
LEARNING DISCUSSION 1 July 2021 1045 - 1130 Learning Objectives Recognition of traumatic brain injury in children Prevention of secondary brain injury Early recognition of raised intracranial pressure Synopsis of Workshop Traumatic brain injury is one of the common presentations to the Emergency Department. Children are not small [...]
WORKSHOP 3 July 2021 1030 - 1200 Learning Objectives Cerebral Oximetry Understand basic theory of near infrared spectroscopy and pitfalls Familiarize the presently available clinical monitors and future devices/techniques Describe the present treatment paradigms and device usage Evoked Potential Monitoring Facilitate the optimization of baseline evoked potential signals [...]
WORKSHOP 1 July 2021 1600 - 1800 Chair Dr Chin Yi Zhe Adult intensivist, Sarawak General Hospital Speakers Associate Professor Roman Skulec, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, J.E. Purkinje University, Masaryk Hospital Usti nad Labem, Usti and Labem, Czech Republic Institute [...]