Category LITFL
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Swivel connector

Swivel connector: allow ventilation without gas leak during invasive bronchial procedures (e.g. fibreoptic bronchoscopy, suctioning with a catheter); provide improved flexibility, stability and comfort to the ventilation circuit

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Rotameter (flow meter)

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.

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

PiCCO

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)

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Pericardiocentesis

Pericardiocentesis: procedure used to remove pericardial effusion by needle aspiration; treatment of pericardial effusion and/or tamponade