Lung Protection Symposium and Workshop Summary with focus on Lung Recruitment and Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist - NAVA.
Dr Fernando Suarez Sipmann, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid and Dr Charles Gomersall of the Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong.

Over 100 participating physicians from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and the People's Republic of China attended a three day Lung Protection Symposium and Workshop at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong, for an educational opportunity to learn about lung recruitment and NAVA. The program featured lectures by globally reknowned guest speakers Dr Fernando Suarez Sipmann and Dr Charles Gomersall, followed by hands-on workshops in the physiology laboratory.

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Transitioning from HFO to Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) in a long term ICU patient (New!)
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A 25 year old female presented to the ER with pneumonia and severe sepsis. She developed severe complications including ARDS, bilateral pleural effusions, bilateral pneumothoracies and retroperitoneal complications. She was treated with HFO from day 26. On day 62 she was successfully transitioned to NAVA, and regained diaphragmatic and respiratory muscle strength, until day 82 when NAVA was no longer necessary. This case was contributed by Dr J Ruddy, Intensivist, Monklands Hospital, Lanark