Refresher Course: Emergency Imaging

RC 1917 - Beyond the non-operative management in body trauma: the bleeding patient between OR and intervention

March 7, 12:30 - 13:30 CET

2 min
Chairperson's introduction
12 min
The Raptor Suite Experience: seamless combination of surgery, intervention and diagnostic imaging
  1. To describe the design and integration of surgical, interventional and imaging modalities within a single hybrid operating room.
  2. To explain how the Raptor Suite improves time-to-treatment and patient outcomes.
  3. To outline the challenges and best practices in implementing and maintaining a Raptor suite, including team coordination, equipment compatibility and training.
12 min
The role, rationale, and implications of IR in the bleeding patient
  1. To describe the mechanisms, progression and clinical implications of massive haemorrhage in trauma and acute care settings.
  2. To identify key procedures and IR techniques that interventional radiologists perform to treat active bleeding.
  3. To analyse models for effective collaboration and communication between surgical and IR teams in life-threatening scenarios.
12 min
When to embolise and when to operate on the patient with ongoing bleeding
  1. To compare the use of surgical and endovascular approaches in treating a patient with massive active bleeding.
  2. To describe the decision-making imaging and clinical criteria for selecting or combining the modalities in a Raptor suite.
  3. To understand the advantages, limitations, timing considerations and potential complications of embolisation and surgery in the context of damage control resuscitation.
12 min
Can we trust split bolus protocols when abdominal bleeding is impending?
  1. To explain the concept of split bolus protocols in CT imaging.
  2. To discuss situations where split bolus protocols are appropriate and when alternative imaging strategies might be preferred.
  3. To explore how split bolus imaging can influence management decisions, including the choice between surgical intervention, embolisation and other treatments.
10 min
Panel discussion: The radiologist’s most valuable contributions to save the exsanguinating patient