Saturday 13 September 2008; 10:00-16:30
Supporting the Failing Lung
Organisers: W Klepetko, Vienna; M Strueber, Hannover; D van Raemdonck, Leuven
Protective Ventilation Strategies for Lung Failure
Moderators: E Tschernko, Vienna; D Wood, Seattle
| 10:00 | Conventional ventilation techniques | P Pelosi, Varese |
| Jet ventilation | ||
| Pro | I Conacher, Newcastle | |
| Con | E Tschernko, Vienna |
ECMO
Moderators: M Strueber, Hannover; D van Raemdonck, Leuven
| 11:00 | Technical features and application | W Klepetko, Vienna |
| Support for recovery | TBA | |
| Bridging to/through transplantation | C Aigner, Vienna | |
| ECMO for intra-operative support in general thoracic procedures | G Lang, Vienna | |
| Mobile ECMO support for remote cardiac assistant | TBA | |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
Novalung
Moderators: W Klepetko, Vienna; D van Raemdonck, Leuven
| 13:30 | Technical features and application | S Fischer, Hannover |
| Indications and clinical results in LuTX | M Strueber, Hannover | |
| Novalung in conventional thoracic operations | K Wiebe, Regensburg | |
| 14:30 | Round table: Applying the ideal support in advanced lung failure: Protective ventilation vs ECMO vs Novalung Moderators: W Klepetko, Vienna; M Strueber, Hannover |
C Aigner, Vienna; |
| 15:00 | Coffee |
Resuscitation strategies for failing donor lungs
Moderators: S Fischer, Hannover, R Schmid, Bern
| 15:30 | An overview on ex vivo perfusion for recovery | D van Raemdonck, Leuven |
| Clinical experience with ex vivo perfusion | S Steen, Lund | |
| ECMO for reconditioning of donor lungs: experimental data | G Lang, Vienna | |
| 16:30 | Close |