Annual Congress Vienna 2012

Saturday, 01.09.2012
Sunday, 02.09.2012
Monday, 03.09.2012
Tuesday, 04.09.2012
Wednesday, 05.09.2012

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, abstract number.

PG19 Imaging in the intensive care unit

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: P. Navalesi (Vercelli, Italy), S. Orfanos (Haïdari (Athens), Greece)
Aims: This course aims to illustrate how combining ?old? and new techniques to approach the critical patient can lead to better outcomes.

Topics include bedside ultrasounds, choosing the right imaging technique, ultrasound and acute respiratory failure, and clinical case examples.

HERMES module links: ADULT - D.2 Other procedures.
RESPIRATORY CRITIAL CARE - Module 16: Pratical skills.

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What do ultrasounds at the bedside really tell me? F. Corradi (Genoa, Italy)
Chest x-ray, CT scan and ultrasound for imaging of the critical lung: when and why? J. Rouby (Paris, France)
Thoracic ultrasound for the patient with acute respiratory failure D. Lichtenstein (Boulogne, France)
Clinical cases that I do not forget R. Fumagalli (Milan, Italy)