Clevidipine
Clevidipine is a drug used as an infusion for severe hypertension or patients who require narrow blood pressure parameters.
Category CCC
The LITFL Critical Care Compendium is a comprehensive collection of pages concisely covering the core topics and controversies of critical care.
Right Ventricular Failure
Right Ventricular Failure: Unrecognised high mortality equal to that of LV failure. Right heart is a low-pressure system, good at dealing with volume (preload) to a point, does poorly with increased afterload (i.e. PH).
Shock
Shock is a life-threatening imbalance between tissue oxygen demand and supply.
Monkeypox
Viral zoonotic infection, monkeypox causes a rash similar to chickenpox. Symptomatic infection involves a febrile illness and evolving rash lasting 2-4 weeks
Anti-arrhythmic Drugs and Cardiac Arrest
A summary of anti-arrhythmic drugs used in cardiac arrest and the (lack) of supporting evidence.
Thiopentone
Thiopentone is a hypnotic and anticonvulsant medication. It is used in anaesthesia, treatment of status epilepticus and neuroprotection.
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
Drugs for Cardiac Arrest
List of commonly used medications and drugs in cardiac arrest.
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.