Vascular Injury Workshop

The vascular course includes an animal model (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22451811) of a large vessel catastrophe during endoscopic skull base surgery. The most dramatic complication in endonasal surgery is inadvertent injury to the Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) causing massive bleeding which is often fatal. This course provides the unique opportunity for ENT and Neurosurgeons to improve their endoscopic skills in surgically managing this challenging complication, and to become familiar with the haemostatic options available. Ideally the neurosurgeon and ENT surgeon would register as a team, allowing the team to develop the skills together in a cooperative fashion.

Emphasis on this course is hands-on dissection providing the opportunity to learn how to position and manage the instruments during such a challenging surgical field, and enabling vascular control.

Learning objectives
After attending this workshop, physicians will:

Acquire an awareness of the challenges an endoscopic surgeon faces when trying to manage a large vessel injury endoscopically.
Receive training in the surgical techniques that are vital for the effective management and control of the surgical field.
Experience a simulation of this challenging scenario allowing them to employ these surgical techniques in the animal model of a large vessel catastrophe during endoscopic skull base surgery.

Each participant of the endoscopic vascular injury management workshop will have the opportunity to practice the venous and arterial bleeding control techniques. Each of the 9 specimen (sheep) will be shared by two participants of the course (18 dissection places).

Venue:
Medizinische Universität Wien
AKH Wien, Bauteil 24, Leitstelle 1Q
Währingergürtel 18-20
1090 Wien