Clinical Case Monitoring I

Semester: 1st 
Type: Compulsory
ECTS: 6

Learning objectives:
After successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- recognize the various parts of the heart-lung machine
- be able to watch the function of the heart-lung machine during open heart surgery
- prepare a cardioplegia solution
- familiarize with the basic mechanical circulatory support techniques (intraaortic balloon pump, ECMO, VAD, etc)
- regulalate a mechanical ventilator
- regulate and control the function of an intraaortic balloon pump.

Syllabus:
Practical training consists of either:
a) practical training in advanced cardiopulmonary support through attending all activities of the University Cardiothoracic Department for a minimum of 80 working hours, as well as a minimum of 20 cardiac surgery cases under extracorporeal circulation as recorded in the students' logbook.
b) practical training in cardiopulmonary bypass by attending a minimum of 100 cardiac surgical procudures under extracorporeal circulation performed at the Aristotle University Cardiothoracic Department recorded in students' logbook.

Lecturers:
Anastasiadis Kyriakos, Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Antonitsis Polychronis, Assoc. Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Karapanagiotidis Georgios, Assoc. Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Voucharas Christos, Ass. Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery