Perioperative and critical care medicine Educational Issues 2004 ; [Trieste Cattinara University Hospital School of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

by S. GUASCHINO Dean, Trieste University School of Medicine The society we live in is in continual development and has a number of priori­ ties for improving the standards of communication. The scientific sector in par­ ticular thrives on the exchange of information, which is the foundation of progress itself. The channels through which this interaction takes place are many and are aimed at optimising teaching methodology. Researchers and scholars, research centres and the places of higher learning themselves are increasingly aware of the growing importance of universities, which, thanks to their intrinsic ability to renew themselves, have taken on a vital central and propulsive role. Communication develops as a result of free exchange, debate of the materials available and the study of the various references and analysis sources. With the advent. of information systems, the teaching methodology has assumed a decisive role, both in terms of the quantity of data available and the quality of the information. Distance learning is a new and important opportu­ nity for the immediate future. The Anaesthesia and Critical Care School of Trieste has promoted this inter­ esting and highly relevant initiative by drawing together teaching material from the academic year 2003/2004. Numerous international lecturers have con­ tributed to this valuable achievement. In addition, a large part of the material is the fruit of a real consortium between the various Italian Schools of Anaesthesia. Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Educational Challenges: Past, Present and Future....Pages 3-7 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 Quality Has its Price — Costs of Anaesthesiological Care....Pages 11-15 The Best Weaning after Cardiac Transplantation....Pages 17-25 Front Matter....Pages 27-27 Basic Physics for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care....Pages 29-45 Front Matter....Pages 47-47 To Tube or Not To Tube? A Critical Point in Emergency and Trauma....Pages 49-52 Front Matter....Pages 53-53 Recent Observations on Pharmacological Interventions During CPR....Pages 55-59 Respiratory Mechanics and Lung Parenchyma Remodelling in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome....Pages 61-70 Front Matter....Pages 71-71 Pulmonary Diseases of Interest for Anaesthesiologists....Pages 73-82 Paediatric Respiratory Diseases....Pages 83-98 Informed Consent: Origin, Controversies, Contradictions and Sociological Aspects....Pages 99-111 Total Intravenous Anesthesia and Respiratory System....Pages 113-121 Determining a Rationale for the Choice of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in Anaesthesia Practice....Pages 123-131 Recovery Room....Pages 133-144 Post-operative Respiratory Complications....Pages 145-156 Front Matter....Pages 157-157 Debate on Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy....Pages 159-166 Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Hemodynamic Aspects and Treatment....Pages 167-181 Pulmonary Infections in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 183-203 Intravascular Catheter- Related Infections: An Update on Epidemiology and Prevention....Pages 205-217 Front Matter....Pages 219-219 Challenges in End-of-Life Care....Pages 221-232 Back Matter....Pages 233-237 "The society we live in is in continuous development and has established a number of priorities for improving the standards of communication. The scientific sector in particular thrives on the exchange of information, which is the foundation of progress itself. Researchers and scholars, research centres and other institutes of higher learning are becoming increasingly aware of the growing importance of universities, which, thanks to their intrinsic ability to renew themselves, have taken on a vital, central and propulsive function. Thanks to the advent of information systems, teaching methodology has taken on renewed importance, both in terms of the quantity of data that is now available and the quality of the information conveyed. In this respect, distance learning is a new and significant opportunity for the immediate future." "The Anaesthesia and Critical Care School of Trieste has promoted this interesting and highly relevant initiative by drawing together teaching material from the 2003/2004 academic year in order to offer students a useful source of information and learning."--BOOK JACKET The mission of health operators and hospitals is nowadays patient satisfaction, which is to be achieved through the provision of high-quality medical care and the training of graduates and postgraduates with the highest level of proficiency, integrity and skill. This book offers a broad panorama of recent progress in the fields of perioperative medicine, critical care and end-of-life care, thus contributing to achieving these aims in the fields of anesthesia and critical care The challenge for teachers has always been not only to maintain scientific accuracy and intellectual honesty regarding subject matter but also to codify and disseminate it in a manner that can be reproduced and assimilated over distance and time. A. Gullo, G. Berlot (eds.). Includes Bibliographical References And Index.