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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Procedures and Coagulopathy

Procedures and Coagulopathy: many procedures are contra-indicated in the presence of coagulopathy; the degree of acceptable coagulopathy for different procedures is controversial

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Massive Transfusion Protocol

Reviewed and revised 10 March 2014 OVERVIEW Massive transfusion is defined as A Massive Transfusion Protocol should be used in critically bleeding patients anticipated to require massive transfusion GOALS IN MANAGEMENT OF MASSIVE TRANSFUSION THERAPY INDICATIONS IN MASSIVE TRANSFUSION MASSIVE TRANSFUSION…

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Acute Cholangitis

Acute or ascending cholangitis is a potentially life-threatening systemic infection resulting from inflammation and infection of the biliary tree due to bacterial growth in the bile, usually in the context of biliary obstruction

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Aerobic Gram Negative Bacteria

COCCI Neisseria meningitides: vaccination, penicillin G or ceftriaxone, rifampicin (prophylaxis) gonorrhoea: piperacillin-tazobactam 4.5g Q8hrly, ceftriaxone Moraxella azithromycin clarithromycin amoxicillin + clavulanate second or third generation cephalosporin co-trimoxazole 10mg/kg of sulphamethoxazole RODS/BACILLI -> aminoglycosides are good agents (gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin, streptomycin)…

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Antibacterial Resistance

Antibacterial Resistance: Natural Resistance – they do not possess the molecular target of the drug or are impermeable to it; Acquired resistance – occurs through mutation or the acquisition of new genetic material carried by mobile elements