Beyond BASIC
Cardiac ICU

Dates & Venues:    

Please note the courses shown below indicate upcoming Cardiac ICU courses only. Return to departmental website click here.




What is it?

Cardiac Intensive Care: Beyond BASIC is a short course, usually held over 2 days, which aims to teach practical aspects of looking after cardiac surgical patients on intensive care.

What topics are covered?

  • Care of post-operative cardiac patients on ICU
  • Cardiac operations
  • Cardiopulmonary bypass
  • Echocardiography for post-op cardiac patients
  • Epicardial pacemakers
  • Haemodynamic assessment
  • Pulmonary artery catheters
  • Cardiac tamponade
  • Cardiac arrest in post-operative cardiac patients
  • Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • Intra-aortic balloon pumps