12 items

• 7.9.5.1.1FCA_IIAssess, evaluate and risk stratify patients undergoing major thoracic procedures aiming to mitigate postoperative pulmonary and cardiac complications
• 7.9.5.1.2FCA_IIInterpret radiological images, including plain PA chest X-rays, thoracic CT scans and MRI images
• 7.9.5.1.3FCA_IIUse ultrasound imaging appropriately for diagnostic and procedural purposes
• 7.9.5.1.4FCA_IIUse airway equipment commonly used in thoracic procedures, namely double-lumen endotracheal tubes (DLTs), bronchial blockers, rigid bronchoscopes, high-pressure jet
• 7.9.5.1.5FCA_IIUse ventilators, apnoeic oxygenation, in-line nebulisers and DLT CPAP attachments during one-lung ventilation
• 7.9.5.1.6FCA_IIManage all aspects of one-lung ventilation, including insertion of double-lumen tubes and bronchial blockers and the use of fibreoptic bronchoscopy to confirm the proper placement and management of hypoxia during one-lung ventilation
• 7.9.5.1.7FCA_IIProvide general, regional or neuraxial anaesthesia for:10 SO
• 7.9.5.1.8FCA_IIReduce airborne and aerosol infection risk, including TB, COVID-19, etc.
• 7.9.5.1.9FCA_IISafe patient positioning
• 7.9.5.1.10FCA_IIIdentify and appropriately manage perioperative complications
• 7.9.5.1.11FCA_IIPlan and execute peri- and postoperative pain management protocols involving various modalities, including local, regional and neuraxial anaesthesia (e.g. thoracic epidurals, paravertebral blocks, rib blocks, intrapleural block and erector spinae plane block)
• 7.9.5.1.12FCA_IIIdentify and manage postoperative complications, including post-pneumonectomy pulmonary oedema, cardiac herniation and arrhythmia’s