Thiopentone
Thiopentone is a hypnotic and anticonvulsant medication. It is used in anaesthesia, treatment of status epilepticus and neuroprotection.
Category CCC
The LITFL Critical Care Compendium is a comprehensive collection of pages concisely covering the core topics and controversies of critical care.
ARC Guideline Updates
Australian Resuscitation Council Guideline Updates
Drugs for Cardiac Arrest
List of commonly used medications and drugs in cardiac arrest.
Chain of Survival
A conceptualisation of the interventions that contribute to a successful outcome after a cardiac arrest; like any chain, it is only as strong as the weakest link
Drug Infusion Doses
A summary of commonly used drug infusions and their dosing and preparation for use in critical care (ICU / Anaesthethics / Emergency)
Targeted temperature management (TTM) after cardiac arrest
Targeted temperature management (TTM) refers to strict temperature control following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Current evidence = Normothermia and actively treat fevers.
Platelets (for transfusion)
Platelet transfusions are undertaken for numerous reasons, such as severe bleeding with low platelet counts, or dysfunctional platelets.
Oxygen Cylinder
Oxygen Cylinder: Portable supply of supplemental oxygen to maintain aerobic metabolism during patient transport
Steroid Conversion
A simple summary table of approximate equivalent synthetic steroid doses and their relative mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid potencies.
Modifications to blood components
Modifications to blood components that can be requested / are performed on products which include washed, phenotype matching etc.
Red Cells
Human Red Cells are administered for significant anaemia, and to replace any medical, traumatic or surgical blood loss.
Fibrinogen Concentrate
Aka. RiaSTAP or Fibrinogen (Factor I) Concentrate DESCRIPTION INDICATIONS ADMINISTRATION / DOSING Intravenous (IV) PREPARATION PHARMACEUTICS GROUP / CROSSMATCH ADVERSE EFFECTS LOCATION OF ACTION MECHANISM OF ACTION CONTRAINDICATIONS ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES TO CRYOPRECIPITATE Advantages Disadvantages RECONSTITUTION TIPS It is a…