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Deceased donor organ donation

…and that the donor's organs are maintained physiologically for as long as the assessment takes. The task of the health service is to give…

Wound suturing

…cause of permanent loss of function is a tendon injury that was sutured over without being found. Indications A traumatic wound that gapes and cannot…

Peripheral venous cannula and intraosseous access

…in three lengths: short for children and slim limbs, medium for most adults, long for thick soft tissue and for the head of the humerus…

Intensive care parameters

…about 7.20. Different targets apply when the intracranial pressure is raised: normocapnia (PaCO₂ 4.5–5.0 kPa) and avoidance of hypoxia, since hypercapnia…

Atropine: Dosing in Bradycardia and Its Limitations

…to the evaluation of bradycardia. Treatment and Management, Including Acute and Long Term Strategies The initial approach to bradycardia management involves identifying and treating any…

Urinary catheterisation

…catheter is not easier to pass. With a difficult passage it is the shape of the tip and the technique that matter, not the calibre…

Acute vertigo: quick reference for HINTS and differential diagnosis

…Concussion, temporal bone injury, dissection, aminoglycoside toxicity, antiepileptic drugs, alcohol or sedatives Trauma and medication directed workup This corresponds to the principles of TiTrATE, in…

Atrial Fibrillation in the Critically Ill Patient

…Subclinical cerebral injury may contribute to vascular dementia, and thromboembolism may affect organs other than the brain. Patients with AF in the setting of ACS…

No-Reflow Phenomenon During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Prevention and Treatment

…abnormality is inadequate distal perfusion in the absence of a major residual epicardial obstruction. No reflow is associated with serious short and long term outcomes…

In-Stent Restenosis: Mechanisms and Treatment

…diameter A high degree of residual stenosis Long lesion length Diabetes Untreated edge dissection DES have reduced restenosis compared with BMS, and newer generation DES…

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