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Targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest

…miss the fever. Equipment for temperature control: automated surface cooling with gel pads or a blanket, or alternatively an intravascular cooling catheter . Both are controlled…

Oesophageal ECG

…Rostock filter or an equivalent amplifier unit between the electrode and the ECG machine. Lidocaine spray for the pharynx and lidocaine gel for the electrode…

🟠 Antiarrhythmic drugs in acute ventricular arrhythmias (ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation)

…VT : VT 30 seconds, or VT <30 seconds terminated by therapy. Non sustained VT (NSVT) : VT with ≥3 beats and spontaneous termination. Classification according to…

Antiarrhythmic drugs in ventricular tachyarrhythmias

…VT : VT 30 seconds, or VT <30 seconds terminated by therapy. Non sustained VT (NSVT) : VT with ≥3 beats and spontaneous termination. Classification according to…

Introduction to Cardiac Pacing and Devices: Pacemaker, ICD, CRT

…the wide use of pacemakers and the trend towards increased use of cardiac devices in general, it is crucial to be familiar with these devices…

Pleural aspiration and chest drain

…where the neurovascular bundle lies, and the drainage is stopped for coughing, chest pain, or when the volume limit is reached. Indications Diagnostic aspiration: a…

Cardiac arrest due to anaphylaxis

…in case of swollen airways or dermatological symptoms suggestive of anaphylaxis. Dyspnea, wheezing, or coughing before cardiac arrest also speak for anaphylaxis (airway obstruction caused…

Cardiac arrest in hyperthermia and malignant hyperthermia

…6°C (97.7 99.7°F). It arises when heat production or acquisition surpasses the body's capacity for heat elimination. Hyperthermia can induce an inflammatory…

Cardiac arrest in hypothermia (accidental hypothermia)

…with cardiac arrest or cardiopulmonary depression Use HOPE Score to assess the prognosis. A long no flow time can sometimes be compatible with survival with…

Nasogastric tube

…12) of polyurethane or silicone for nutrition, since it causes less mucosal irritation with longer term use. A water soluble lubricant, preferably with a local…

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