Septic emboli
Septic embolism involves two insults: the early embolic/ischaemic insult due to vascular occlusion; and the infectious insult from a deep-seated nidus of infection
Category CCC
The LITFL Critical Care Compendium is a comprehensive collection of pages concisely covering the core topics and controversies of critical care.
RAPTOR suite
The RAPTOR suite is hybrid unit designed for both interventional radiology and operative interventions. RAPTOR is acronym for 'Resuscitation with angiography, percutaneous techniques and operative repair'
Trauma Mortality and the Golden Hour
The ‘golden hour’ is term often used in trauma to suggest that an injured patient has 60 minutes from time of injury to receive definitive care, after which morbidity and mortality significantly increase
Cholecystitis
cholecystitis = inflammation of the gall bladder; causes: mechanical, chemical and infectious -> mucosal injury; complications: pancreatitis, ascending cholangitis, gall bladder empyema, gangrene
Prevention of Electrocution
Prevention of electrocution in the hospital setting
Smoke inhalation
Smoke is a complicated heterogeneous mixture of potentially toxic gases, chemical fumes, asphyxiants and particulate debris. Smoke inhalation is commonly seen in patients with burns as a result of fire; it is associated with high morbidity and mortality
Lightning injury
Potentially lethal electrical injury due to lightning exposure; 24,000 deaths/ year worldwide
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a condition caused by loss of the effect of antidiuretic hormone on the collecting ducts of the kidneys, resulting in loss of free water.
Temperature and Traumatic Brain Injury
Temperature and TBI. Induced hypothermia has been used for years to reduced cerebral metabolic rate; manipulation of temperature has been shown to effect certain types of brain injury (therapeutic hypothermia in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest).
Lund Concept for Traumatic Brain injury
A 'volume-targeted' approach to the management of TBI developed by a Swedish group (not ABBA), based on physiological volume regulation of the intracranial compartments. The Lund concept contradicts the prevailing strategem of titrating CPP to match ICP in TBI
Moderate Head Injury
DEFINITION PROGNOSTIC DETERMINANTS FACTORS WARRANTING ADMISSION TO ICU Patient factors Environmental factors References and Links
Polyuria and Traumatic Brain Injury
polyuria following TBI is common; multiple causes, some of which imply a poor prognosis. Goal is to identify and treat the cause and any complications