Respiratory and Surgical Critical Care

Harvard HMS

The student will be introduced to and actively participate in the care of critically ill postoperative and major trauma patients. The rotation emphasizes a unified, physiology-based approach to patient management.During the rotation, the student will develop skills in bedside assessment of respiratory and hemodynamic function, learn the physiologic principles of mechanical ventilation, and gain experience in the evaluation and management of hemodynamic and metabolic derangements. Students…