Dr. Sui-Sum KungTaiwan
Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital
| 2009/7 to present | Attending neurointensivist and neurosurgeon of the NSICU |
| 1987 - 1994 | MD., Faculty of medicine, Kaohsiung medical college |
| 2005 - 2008 | Master degree, Department of Biological science, National Sun Yat Sin University |
| 2023 - now | Member of board of directors, Taiwan Neurotrauma and critical care society |
| 2024 - now | Member of board of directors, Taiwan society of Emergency and Critical care medicine |
| 2024 - now | Member of board of directors, Taiwan Neurocritical care society |
| 2024 - now | Member of critical care committee, Taiwan Surgical Association |
Neurocritical care, Neurophysiology monitoring, stereotactic radiosurgery
The role of TTM in poor grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
1108 14:00-14:10
Neuro-trauma & Intensive Care/303A
The patient suffered from poor grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) with inevitable grave prognosis. However, the prognosis is incredibly improving with good neurological outcome more than 30%. There are multifactorial, including the under standing of pathophysiology change in aSAH, volume and pressure manipulation, ICU care concepts and targeted temperature management (TTM). Recent years, there are increasing implemented of TTM in different entities of brain injury. There are several different pathophsyiolgical pathways which can be altered by the temperature control, especially the delayed cerebral ischemia. Today, I will discussing the implemented of targeted temperature in poor grade aSAH, and the clinical pitfall we must know.
Care beyond the point of no return - In case of devastating brain injury patients
1108 10:20-10:30
Neuro-trauma & Intensive Care/303A
The mortality rate of the severe brain injury patients are around 30% , no matter how advance of the latest technology develop in recent years. The daily clinical practices in the neurocritical care are facing the same scenario in some cases with severe brain damage. The neurological outcomes of them are worse no matter how aggressive we can do. In such cases how can we caring them beyond the icy machines or surgery. Today, I will discussing the issue of neuropalliative care in our experiences, especially the WLST ( withdrawal of life support therapy), in the neurocritical illness with grave prognosis .