Tag: trauma
Management of the Traumatized Airway
There is a lack of evidence-based approach regarding the best practice for airway management in patients with a traumatized airway. Airway trauma may not be readily apparent, and its evaluation requires a high level of suspicion... read more
Concise Review of Critical Care, Trauma and Emergency Medicine
A Quick Reference Guide of ICU and Er Topics. Most commonly encountered clinical scenarios and relevant topics are summarized in an easy to understand format. Can be used as quick reference guide during rounds, or during... read more
Animal-assisted Intervention in the ICU: A Tool for Humanization
The combination of an aging population and advances in critical care medicine is resulting in a growing number of survivors of critical illness. Survivors' descriptions of their stay in an intensive care unit (ICU) are frequently... read more
Early Hemorrhage Control and Management of Trauma-induced Coagulopathy
Trauma resuscitation should focus on early goal-directed therapy with use of viscoelastic hemostatic assays while initially applying a ratio 1:1:1 driven transfusion therapy (with red blood cells, plasma and platelets) in... read more
Long-term Recovery Following Critical Illness in an Australian Cohort
Almost all data on 5-year outcomes for critical care survivors come from North America and Europe. The aim of this study was to investigate long-term mortality, physical function, psychological outcomes and health-related... read more
Receiving a Letter of Condolence After Loss of a Loved One in the ICU
This study describes the benefits of receiving a letter of condolence; mainly, it humanizes the medical institution (feeling of support, confirmation of the role played by the relative, supplemental information). However,... read more
My ICU Patient Lived. Is That Enough?
As many as one in three patients sick enough to require a ventilator might develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Anxiety and depression are equally common, if not more so. Others survive critical illness but... read more
Ultrasonography in Trauma: a Nation-wide Cross-Sectional Investigation
The Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) protocol is considered beneficial in emergent evaluation of trauma patients with blunt or penetrating injury and has become integrated into the Advanced Trauma Life... read more
How Patient Stories Can Improve Intensive Care
Opportunities to share stories about care, in settings away from the hospital, serve to bridge the gap between the experiences of patients and those of doctors and nurses. The 21st century re-orientation of health care towards... read more
Vascular Access in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients With Obesity
Severe obesity is associated with decreased overall likelihood of placement of a vascular access device but increased likelihood of peripherally inserted central catheter placement and of device-related complications. Patients... read more
A Cool Way to Save Trauma Patients
Laboratory research like Dr. Alam's has helped to provide answers to some of these questions and demonstrated the feasibility of rapidly inducing hypothermia for exsanguinating trauma. Assuming that the pilot trial and... read more
TBI Outcomes in an LMIC Tertiary Care Centre and Performance of Trauma Scores
This observational study of patients sustaining moderate or severe TBI in Sri Lanka (a LMIC) reveals only 46% of patients were alive at 6 months after ICU discharge and only 20% overall attained a good (GOSE 7 or 8) recovery.... read more
Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression Symptomatology in Adolescents Faced With the Hospitalization of a Loved One in the ICU
ICU experience is linked to anxiety and depression symptomatology in family members of patients. Minors may be forbidden from visiting. To bring practices in line with evidence, we determined the prevalence of anxiety and... read more
IV Fluids and Solutions Quick Reference Guide Cheat Sheet
Intravenous solutions are used in fluid replacement therapy by changing the composition of the serum by adding fluids and electrolytes. Quick reference guide on the different intravenous solutions.... read more
Critical Care Notes: Clinical Pocket Guide
This pocket-sized, quick reference is your go-to guide for the clinical information you need to care for adult patients safely and effectively. Completely revised and updated, the 2nd Edition offers even more of what you... read more
Serum Lactate Upon Emergency Department Arrival as Predictor of 30-day In-Hospital Mortality
Despite of numerous evidences that elevated serum lactate levels were associated with unfavorable outcomes, there have been no study demonstrated an optimal cutoff of serum lactate in unselected patients. This study was aimed... read more
Patient Experiences of Trauma Resuscitation
In this qualitative study that included semistructured interviews and video observations of trauma resuscitation, patients drew satisfaction from trauma team members' demeanor, expertise, and efficiency and valued clear... read more
