Course: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

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Course title Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Course code KAR/VA023
Organizational form of instruction Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Čechmánek Tomáš, MUDr.
  • Tylich Štěpán, MUDr.
  • Horáková Tereza, MUDr.
  • Macháčková Aylin, MUDr.
  • Gabrhelík Tomáš, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Bednaříková Michaela, MUDr.
  • Hrnčiříková Pavla, MUDr.
  • Michlová Markéta, MUDr.
  • Staněk Václav, MUDr.
  • Axmann Karel, MUDr.
  • Doubravská Lenka, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Klementová Olga, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Papaj Jakub, MUDr.
  • Obare Pyszková Lenka, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Bendžala Tomáš, MUDr. Bc.
  • Brigant Tomáš, MUDr.
  • Čermáková Pavla, MUDr.
  • Juklová Renáta, MUDr.
  • Jurčík Jan, MUDr.
  • Konupčiková Michaela, MUDr.
  • Krupárová Magdaléna, MUDr.
  • Mačuga Filip, MUDr.
  • Siman Branislav, MUDr.
  • Lucká Ivana, MUDr.
  • Papajk Jan, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Smékalová Sylva, MUDr.
  • Švec Martin, MUDr.
  • Thinová Petra, MUDr.
  • Vinkler Marek, MUDr.
  • Vogl Miroslav, MUDr.
  • Wawrzyková Dominika, MUDr.
  • Peterková Barbora, MUDr.
  • Paciorková Hana, MUDr.
  • Uvízl Radovan, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, BLS, PBLS, ALS, PALS. AED, manual defibrillator. ACLS practice - practce on manikins, high-fidelity simulation. PNO puncture, coniotomy. Anesthesia - pre-anaesthetic examination, types of anesthesia, drugs and pharmacology, course of anaesthesia, complications. Praxis in anaesthesia in high-fidelity simulator, in OR - during the day and night shifts. Airway management. Patient monitoring. Perioperative care. Acute and chronic pain. Intensive care - general aspects, cannulation, monitoring incl. invasive, nutrition, basics of mechanical ventilation. Brain death - diagnostics, donor program. Shock. Sepsis and MODS. Respiratory insufficiency. ARDS, causes, diagnosis, therapy. Ethics and palliative care. Praxis at KARIM intensive care and long term units.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Observation, Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic), Training in job and motor Skils, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
Providing basic and advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including skills to maintain the airway with the help of simple devices or by performing other life-saving procedures. Assessment and preparation of patient for anaesthesia, introduction to basic procedures and anaesthetic techniques, introduction to basics of intensive and resuscitation care, basics of acute and chronic pain treatment and palliative care.
After participation in the course the students will be able to provide basic and advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation including implementation of life-saving procedures and will be orientated in anaesthesia. They will be able to assess the risk of the patient in relation to anesthesia and correctly indicate the extent of necessary preoperative examinations. They will be familiar with the indications for admission to ICU and HDU beds and the most common reasons for admission. They will be able to initiate the treatment of acute and chronic pain.
Prerequisites
After participation in the course the students will be able to provide basic and advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation including implementation of life-saving procedures and will be orientated in anaesthesia, emergency and intensive medicine problems. They will know the basic principles of acute and chronic pain treatment and the role of palliative medicine in intensive care.
CH1/VA013 and URG/VA023 and FAR/VAA12

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Written exam, Student performance, Dialog, Systematic Observation of Student

90% participation, ACLS training on a high-fidelity simulator, active participation in seminars and practical exercises, completion of partial tasks, written test over 62%
Recommended literature
  • Allman, K., Wilson, I. (2016). Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia. Oxford University Press.
  • Barash P. G., Cahalan M. K., Cullen B. F., Stock M. Ch, et. al. (2017). Clinical Anesthesia. LWW.
  • Bersten, A. D., Soni, N. (2013). Oh's Intensive Care Manual. Butterworth-Heinemann.
  • Ramrakha, P., Moore, K., Sam, A. (2010). Oxford Handbook of Acute Medicine. Oxford University Press.
  • Rund, D. A., Barkin, R. M., Rosen, P., Sternbach, G. (1996). Essentials of Emergency Medicine. Mosby.
  • Singer, M., Webb, A. (2009). Oxford Handbook of Critical Care. Oxford University Press.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2019) Category: Medical sciences 5 Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) Category: Medical sciences 5 Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) Category: Medical sciences 5 Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2018) Category: Medical sciences 5 Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) Category: Medical sciences 5 Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: -