HYPOTHERMIA CLINICAL GUIDELINE 10-02
... All health care providers are responsible for preventing hypothermia in the patient undergoing surgery. Published research has correlated significant adverse consequences such as impaired wound healing, adverse cardiac events, altered drug metabolism, and coagulopathies with unplanned perioperative ...
... All health care providers are responsible for preventing hypothermia in the patient undergoing surgery. Published research has correlated significant adverse consequences such as impaired wound healing, adverse cardiac events, altered drug metabolism, and coagulopathies with unplanned perioperative ...
Anesthesia Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular
... while subcortical potentials generated in the brainstem and the cervico-medullary junction are best recorded in a derivation in which a scalp electrode is referenced to a noncephalic locus. Once appropriate stimulating and recording electrodes are placed, it is important to identify as many of the w ...
... while subcortical potentials generated in the brainstem and the cervico-medullary junction are best recorded in a derivation in which a scalp electrode is referenced to a noncephalic locus. Once appropriate stimulating and recording electrodes are placed, it is important to identify as many of the w ...
INC News - Critical Path Institute
... defining BPD. Two wellvalidated endpoints are critical: an early assessment to identify babies at high risk for BPD in the first few days of life, and a late endpoint to assess outcomes. From a drug development standpoint, understanding which babies are most likely to get BPD helps enroll the right ...
... defining BPD. Two wellvalidated endpoints are critical: an early assessment to identify babies at high risk for BPD in the first few days of life, and a late endpoint to assess outcomes. From a drug development standpoint, understanding which babies are most likely to get BPD helps enroll the right ...
UG Curriculum for the Dept. of Pediatrics.
... counseling in breastfeeding; 5. Provide ambulatory care to sick children, identify indications for specialized/in- patient care and ensure timely referral of those who require hospitalization. . Integration The training in Pediatrics should be done in an integrated manner with other disciplines, suc ...
... counseling in breastfeeding; 5. Provide ambulatory care to sick children, identify indications for specialized/in- patient care and ensure timely referral of those who require hospitalization. . Integration The training in Pediatrics should be done in an integrated manner with other disciplines, suc ...
Guidelines for Neonatal Healthcare Providers 5th Edition
... This educational program provides general guidelines for the assessment and stabilization of sick infants in the post-resuscitation / pre-transport stabilization period. These guidelines are based upon evidence-based recommendations in neonatal texts and published literature whenever possible. When ...
... This educational program provides general guidelines for the assessment and stabilization of sick infants in the post-resuscitation / pre-transport stabilization period. These guidelines are based upon evidence-based recommendations in neonatal texts and published literature whenever possible. When ...
January - Neonatology Today
... at the patient’s bedside by an ophthalmologist. While the quality and detail of what is observed via this method is undisputed, this type of examination drastically limits how this information can be recorded and shared. The digital images captured by a wide-field fundus camera allow documentation o ...
... at the patient’s bedside by an ophthalmologist. While the quality and detail of what is observed via this method is undisputed, this type of examination drastically limits how this information can be recorded and shared. The digital images captured by a wide-field fundus camera allow documentation o ...
Prevention of Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia
... Hypothermia significantly impairs the coagulation system through three mechanisms: platelet function, the coagulation cascade, and fibrinolysis.37 Platelet numbers remain normal during mild hypothermia,37 but their function is impaired because of inhibition of the formation of the initial platelet p ...
... Hypothermia significantly impairs the coagulation system through three mechanisms: platelet function, the coagulation cascade, and fibrinolysis.37 Platelet numbers remain normal during mild hypothermia,37 but their function is impaired because of inhibition of the formation of the initial platelet p ...
Module 7
... Cervical injury (cont’d) Below level of C4 Diaphragmatic breathing if phrenic nerve is functioning Spinal cord edema and hemorrhage can affect function of phrenic nerve and cause respiratory insufficiency ...
... Cervical injury (cont’d) Below level of C4 Diaphragmatic breathing if phrenic nerve is functioning Spinal cord edema and hemorrhage can affect function of phrenic nerve and cause respiratory insufficiency ...
Hypothermia - ACEP SSO Service
... Mild hypothermia can be thought of as the stage where the body is making physiologic adjustments to respond to heat loss. The primary response is shivering, which results in a three- to five-fold increase in metabolic demands. The temperature range below 30°C to 32°C is a critical range, because bel ...
... Mild hypothermia can be thought of as the stage where the body is making physiologic adjustments to respond to heat loss. The primary response is shivering, which results in a three- to five-fold increase in metabolic demands. The temperature range below 30°C to 32°C is a critical range, because bel ...
Cerebral artery - Association of Surgical Technologists
... layer, attached to the lateral zygoma surface of the temporal bone, and a deeper layer, attached to the medial zygomatic border. The fascia is opened and split near the frontozygomatic process. The outer fascial layer is reflected forward toward the orbit and forms a sleeve to protect the nerve to t ...
... layer, attached to the lateral zygoma surface of the temporal bone, and a deeper layer, attached to the medial zygomatic border. The fascia is opened and split near the frontozygomatic process. The outer fascial layer is reflected forward toward the orbit and forms a sleeve to protect the nerve to t ...
Management of raised intracranial pressure
... B) CT scanning CT scanning may reveal not only a mass, hydrocephalus or cerebral oedema but also evidence of diffuse brain swelling such as absent perimesencephalic cisterns, compressed 3rd ventricle and midline shift. ...
... B) CT scanning CT scanning may reveal not only a mass, hydrocephalus or cerebral oedema but also evidence of diffuse brain swelling such as absent perimesencephalic cisterns, compressed 3rd ventricle and midline shift. ...
Guidelines for Brain Death in Children: Toolkit
... Reduction of the observation periods is acceptable using an accepted ancillary (Ancillary) study. When an ancillary study is used to decrease the observation interval, two examinations and two apnea tests are recommended. One examination (or all components that can be completed safely) and an apnea ...
... Reduction of the observation periods is acceptable using an accepted ancillary (Ancillary) study. When an ancillary study is used to decrease the observation interval, two examinations and two apnea tests are recommended. One examination (or all components that can be completed safely) and an apnea ...
Document
... Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is a frequent result of traumatic acceleration/deceleration or rotational injuries resulting in extensive lesions in white matter tracts. Rapid deceleration, most commonly a result of high-speed motor vehicle accidents, causes shearing, inflicted as tissues of differing d ...
... Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is a frequent result of traumatic acceleration/deceleration or rotational injuries resulting in extensive lesions in white matter tracts. Rapid deceleration, most commonly a result of high-speed motor vehicle accidents, causes shearing, inflicted as tissues of differing d ...
manuscript - Creighton University
... consistent neonatal “Golden Hour” protocol. Through discovering areas that need greater focus on admission, we can discover ways to improve and increase the use of a standardized care protocol within the first 60 minutes of a premature infant’s life. Methods: A retrospective chart review was conduct ...
... consistent neonatal “Golden Hour” protocol. Through discovering areas that need greater focus on admission, we can discover ways to improve and increase the use of a standardized care protocol within the first 60 minutes of a premature infant’s life. Methods: A retrospective chart review was conduct ...
Post-RESUSCITATION CARE
... with obtunded cerebral function. Ensure the tracheal tube is positioned correctly, well above the carina. Hypocarbia causes cerebral vasoconstriction and a decreased cerebral blood flow. After cardiac arrest, hypocapnia induced by hyperventilation causes cerebral ischaemia. Observational studies usi ...
... with obtunded cerebral function. Ensure the tracheal tube is positioned correctly, well above the carina. Hypocarbia causes cerebral vasoconstriction and a decreased cerebral blood flow. After cardiac arrest, hypocapnia induced by hyperventilation causes cerebral ischaemia. Observational studies usi ...
ICP - Cleveland Clinic
... • CPP is the blood pressure gradient across the brain. –Normal range is 70–100 mm Hg. • In the patient with cerebral trauma CPP can go to 60 mmHg • Inadequate CPP leads to ischemia, which can lead to infarction < 40 mm Hg: vessel will collapse. ...
... • CPP is the blood pressure gradient across the brain. –Normal range is 70–100 mm Hg. • In the patient with cerebral trauma CPP can go to 60 mmHg • Inadequate CPP leads to ischemia, which can lead to infarction < 40 mm Hg: vessel will collapse. ...
Link to Full Text
... trauma patients were conducted in a variety of settings, including emergency departments, operating rooms, and intensive care units. Primarily these studies address a concept referred to by Rotondo & Zonies (1997), as the “trauma triad of death,” or by Moore (1996) as “the bloody vicious cycle.” Act ...
... trauma patients were conducted in a variety of settings, including emergency departments, operating rooms, and intensive care units. Primarily these studies address a concept referred to by Rotondo & Zonies (1997), as the “trauma triad of death,” or by Moore (1996) as “the bloody vicious cycle.” Act ...
guidelines for damage control surgery
... maintained once the body temperature returns to normal. Further inspections are then made to identify injuries that may have not been detected in the initial survey. Twenty-four to 72 hours may be needed to correct metabolic derangements. Once normal physiology has been re-established, the third sta ...
... maintained once the body temperature returns to normal. Further inspections are then made to identify injuries that may have not been detected in the initial survey. Twenty-four to 72 hours may be needed to correct metabolic derangements. Once normal physiology has been re-established, the third sta ...
Cerebral palsy
... sharp increase in prevalence of CP in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants during the 1980s, which has been attributed to the increased survival in VLBW infants due to advances in newborn intensive care. This recent increase seems to have leveled off and may be on the decline Patients with mild form ...
... sharp increase in prevalence of CP in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants during the 1980s, which has been attributed to the increased survival in VLBW infants due to advances in newborn intensive care. This recent increase seems to have leveled off and may be on the decline Patients with mild form ...
RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, BANGALORE
... and between MRI scores and optimality score. All infants with a normal outcome had patchy white matter abnormalities. All infants with an abnormal outcome had extensive white matter abnormalities. The outcome was most severe in those infants with additional basal ganglia atrophy with or without cyst ...
... and between MRI scores and optimality score. All infants with a normal outcome had patchy white matter abnormalities. All infants with an abnormal outcome had extensive white matter abnormalities. The outcome was most severe in those infants with additional basal ganglia atrophy with or without cyst ...
Supporting Children with Neuromuscular Spinal Deformity Needing
... 31. Tzortzopoulou A, Cepeda MS, Schumann R, et al. Antifibrinolytic agents for reducing blood loss in scoliosis in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008;3:CD006883. 32. Comstock CP, Leach J, Wenger DR. Scoliosis in total-body-involvement cerebral palsy: analysis of surgical treatment and patient ...
... 31. Tzortzopoulou A, Cepeda MS, Schumann R, et al. Antifibrinolytic agents for reducing blood loss in scoliosis in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008;3:CD006883. 32. Comstock CP, Leach J, Wenger DR. Scoliosis in total-body-involvement cerebral palsy: analysis of surgical treatment and patient ...
Management of Raised Intracranial Pressure SYMPOSIUM ON PICU PROTOCOLS OF AIIMS
... combination with mannitol, with variable success [22, 23]. Glycerol is another alternative osmotic agent for treatment of raised ICP. It is used in the oral (1.5 g/kg/day, q4–6hrly) or intravenous forms. Given intravenously, it reduces ICP with effect lasting for about 70 min without any prolonged e ...
... combination with mannitol, with variable success [22, 23]. Glycerol is another alternative osmotic agent for treatment of raised ICP. It is used in the oral (1.5 g/kg/day, q4–6hrly) or intravenous forms. Given intravenously, it reduces ICP with effect lasting for about 70 min without any prolonged e ...
Cerebral Embolization: Prospective Clinical Analysis of 42 Cases
... to the study with a diagnosis of embolism were employed within two days of hospitalization. Forty-two (15%) of the patients met the criteria cited and were diagnosed as having cerebral embolism (tables 1-5). In 43% of cases, the neurological deficit was preceded or accompanied by a seizure (table 6) ...
... to the study with a diagnosis of embolism were employed within two days of hospitalization. Forty-two (15%) of the patients met the criteria cited and were diagnosed as having cerebral embolism (tables 1-5). In 43% of cases, the neurological deficit was preceded or accompanied by a seizure (table 6) ...
Hypothermia and cold injuries
... swim, and statistical analysis was done to determine predictors of temperature decrease and afterdrop duration. Applying the American Heart Association definition of hypothermia (less than 36.0 C [96.8 degrees F]), hypothermia was seen in 5 of the 11 subjects. Using a more rigorous and traditional d ...
... swim, and statistical analysis was done to determine predictors of temperature decrease and afterdrop duration. Applying the American Heart Association definition of hypothermia (less than 36.0 C [96.8 degrees F]), hypothermia was seen in 5 of the 11 subjects. Using a more rigorous and traditional d ...
MR Imaging Findings of Medulla Oblongata Involvement in Posterior
... at high BPs, which results in cerebral hyperperfusion, disruption of the blood-brain barrier, and vasogenic edema.7 Autoregulation maintains a constant blood flow to the brain despite systemic BP alterations through arteriolar constriction and dilation.7 In animal models, there is an upper limit of ...
... at high BPs, which results in cerebral hyperperfusion, disruption of the blood-brain barrier, and vasogenic edema.7 Autoregulation maintains a constant blood flow to the brain despite systemic BP alterations through arteriolar constriction and dilation.7 In animal models, there is an upper limit of ...