Blood Bank and Pre-Transfusion Testing
blood products undergo a meticulous collection, preparation and testing process to minimise the risks of blood transfusion
Month January 2019
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) is a rare life-threatening condition that resembles HUS, the distinction is important because TTP can be treated with plasmapheresis
Thrombocytopaenia
Definition of thrombocytopenia is a platelet count < 150 × 10E9/L most common haemostatic abnormality in ICU patients
Rotameter (flow meter)
Rotameters are devices that enable flow to be measured using a float that sits on a stream of gas within a glass tube and rises proportional to gas flow.
Rapid Infusion Catheter (RIC Line)
Rapid Infusion Catheter (RIC Line)
Regulator for Medical Suction Outlet
Regulator for Medical Suction Outlet
Regional Anaesthesia in the Critically Ill
Regional Anaesthesia in the Critically Ill
Pressure Monitoring Definitions
Pressure Monitoring Definitions: Zeroing; Levelling and Calibration
Pitt Speaking Tube
Pitt Speaking Tube: the facilitation of speaking in the tracheostomized patient; non-fenestrated, cuff tube for continuous mechanical ventilation and airway protection with a port to direct airflow above the cuff to the larynx.
PiCCO
PiCCO is a cardiac output monitor that combines pulse contour analysis and transpulmonary thermodilution technique; PiCCO2 includes continuous ScvO2 monitoring (CeVOX probe via standard CVC)
Pericardiocentesis
Pericardiocentesis: procedure used to remove pericardial effusion by needle aspiration; treatment of pericardial effusion and/or tamponade
PEG Tube
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) Tube