SCTS Foundation Doctor Academy | Session 21: Post-operative Management in Thoracic Surgery

This is a national cardiothoracic teaching programme brought to you by Dr Hanad Ahmed on behalf of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) Education and Trainee Committees. It is the first centralised teaching programme specifically targeting foundation doctors. We hope this programme provides you with an insight into the specialty and a grounding in many of the core disease processes and their management at foundation and core training level. Session 21 covers Post-operative Management in Thoracic Surgery with our guest speaker Mr Abdul Badran, an ST8 Cardiothoracic Registrar at University Hospital Southampton. 00:00 Introduction 00:15 Definitions & Background 05:26 Thoracic ERAS 06:44 General Post-operative Principles 26:55 Post-operative Complications 53:45 SHO Assessment & Escalation 58:17 Close