Category CCC

The LITFL Critical Care Compendium is a comprehensive collection of pages concisely covering the core topics and controversies of critical care.

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Post-Traumatic Seizures

Post-Traumatic Seizures (PTS) occur in ~ 15% of patients with blunt severe TBI; higher risk in children; most occur within 48 hours

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Ketamine RSI for head injury

Traditionally ketamine was contra-indicated for use in rapid sequence intubation of the head injured patient. This view has since been debunked. Recent evidence suggests that ketamine may actually be useful in this setting

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Groin lump DDx

Groin lumps can be categorised as occurring above or below the inguinal ligament. Differential diagnosis

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Hepatomegaly

Hepatomegaly is abnormal enlargement of the liver. See also hepatosplenomegaly. Differential diagnosis

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Abdominal mass DDx

We consider the causes of palpable or otherwise detectable mass lesions in the various regions of the abdomen.

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Fever, Friend or Foe?

Paul Young's SMACC talk on 'Fever, friend or Foe?' got some of the most positive feedback ever seen on a speaker's report card. This is his post on the subject of fever in the critically ill, along with the audio and the slides from SMACC.

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Antibiotic Timing

The mantra for timing of antibiotics for serious infections is 'hit hard, early and appropriately'. Despite the strong biological plausibility of a need for early antibiotics in patients with serious bacterial infections the importance of antibiotic timing is controversial