Percutaneous Tracheostomy Cadaver Lab
Friday, July 17, 2015
9:00 AM—Course introduction
9:10 AM—History of Tracheostomy. (Dr. Crippen)
9:30 AM—Styles & techniques, open vs closed. (Dr. Crippen)
10:00 AM—Possible surgical complications. (Dr. Alarcon)
10:25-10:30 AM—Brief phone and coffee break.
10.30 AM—Timing, benefit of tracheostomy, financial issues. (Dr. Crippen)
10:40 AM—Anesthesia for PCT. (Dr. Gomez)
11:00 AM—Timing, benefit of tracheostomy, financial issues. (Dr. Crippen)
11:15 AM—Post head & neck surgery airway care, types of Trach tubes. Mathew Geltzeiler M.D (ENT)
11:45 AM—break for lunch.
1:00 PM—Percutaneous tracheostomy cadaver lab.
Notes:
Total of five (5) cadavers, intubated orotracheally. Students 1 through 5 will operate under the direct
guidance of a surgical instructor. Students 6 through 10 will manipulate the bronchoscope so all the
procedures will be clearly visible in real time by the operating student and instructor. On completion,
students 1 - 5 will man the bronchoscope while students 6 - 10 perform the procedure through different
incisions. Dr. Crippen will teach both the bronchoscopy guided and non-bronchoscopic free style.
At the end of the procedures, Dr. Crippen may (anatomy permitting) demonstrate emergency
percutaneous tracheotomy and dissect the necks of the cadavers to reveal the pertinent anatomy.