The LITFL Critical Care Compendium is a comprehensive collection of pages concisely covering the core topics and controversies of critical care.
OVERVIEW anaemia common in ICU tendency to more restrictive strategy c/o increased morbidity associated with transfusion general attempts to minimize the requirement for blood transfusion should be pursued STRATEGIES TO MINIMISE BLOOD TRANSFUSION REQUIREMENTS stopping bleeding early stop unnecessary anticoagulation…
blood products undergo a meticulous collection, preparation and testing process to minimise the risks of blood transfusion
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) is a rare life-threatening condition that resembles HUS, the distinction is important because TTP can be treated with plasmapheresis
Definition of thrombocytopenia is a platelet count < 150 × 10E9/L most common haemostatic abnormality in ICU patients
Rapid Infusion Catheter (RIC Line)
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.
Regulator for Medical Suction Outlet
Regional Anaesthesia in the Critically Ill
Pressure Monitoring Definitions: Zeroing; Levelling and Calibration
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 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: procedure used to remove pericardial effusion by needle aspiration; treatment of pericardial effusion and/or tamponade