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Massive haemorrhage and transfusion: quick reference

…2. Designate a team leader and one person responsible for recording the transfusions, the sampling, the incoming products and contact with the blood bank. 3…

Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…in known adrenal insufficiency A patient with primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease), secondary adrenal insufficiency or long term corticosteroid treatment cannot increase their own…

Cardiac arrest during sepsis

…systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and hypoperfusion manifesting as hypotension. The high mortality associated with sepsis underscores the critical importance of…

Cardiac arrest due to hypoxia and asphyxia

…J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2016;81:27 33. Wallmuller C, Meron G, Kurkciyan I, et al. Causes of in hospital cardiac arrest and influence…

Cardiac arrest in hyperthermia and malignant hyperthermia

…R. Open chest versus closed chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation in trauma patients with signs of life upon hospital arrival: a retrospective multicenter study. Crit Care 2020…

Cardiac tamponade causing cardiac arrest

…R. Open chest versus closed chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation in trauma patients with signs of life upon hospital arrival: a retrospective multicenter study. Crit Care 2020…

Cardiac arrest due to pneumothorax

…versus closed chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation in trauma patients with signs of life of life hospital arrival upon arrival: a retrospective multicenter study. Crit Care 2020…

CPAP and non-invasive ventilation (NIV)

…who has not responded within a couple of hours should be intubated, not given another hour. Indications CPAP: Acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema with hypoxaemia and…

Basic Life Support (BLS) in cardiac arrest

…treatment, with a very low number needed to treat (NNT), indicating high effectiveness. Although BLS is primarily developed for out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)…

Immediate Management of Type A and Type B Aortic Dissection

…stops before reaching the ascending aorta. Conservative treatment in this group is associated with high mortality when malperfusion or rupture develops; surgery or endovascular treatment…

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