Clinical summary Drug/technique Indications Cautions Side effects Dose Tranexamic acid Prophylaxis for surgery that confers a high risk of bleeding or intervention for massive refractory intraoperative/postoperative bleeding Absolute contraindications: allergy/hypersensitivity…
Clinical summary Indications Cautions Side effects Dose Notes Hypercholesterolemia Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease Muscle-related (myalgia, myopathy, myonecrosis, rhabdomyolysis) in 1.5–5 % of the patients Isolated increase in…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Giovanni Landoni, Laura Ruggeri and Alberto Zangrillo (eds.)Reducing Mortality in the Perioperative Period10.1007/978-3-319-46696-5_15 15. Reducing Mortality in the Perioperative Period: Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Dana Y. Fuhrman1 and John A. Kellum1 (1) Department of Critical Care…
Meta-analysis Year of publication No. of patients No. of studies OR (CI 95 %) OR (CI 95 %) OR (CI 95 %) – – – – Aprotinin vs. tranexamic acid…
Route of administration Insulin Onset of action Peak of action Effective duration of action Subcutaneous Regular human insulin 30–60 min 2–3 h 4–6 h ” Rapid-acting analogues (aspart, lispro, glulisine)…
(1) Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (2) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA KeywordsECMOOxygenation indexPancreatitisARDSAlveolar-arterial gradientIntracranial pressure A 4-year-old with gram-negative sepsis…
Norwood with RV-PA conduit (Sano) The Norwood procedure (Stage 1 palliation) as it applies to HLHS involves resection of the intra-atrial septum to allow unrestricted delivery of pulmonary venous blood…
Preoperative Evaluation Questions 1. What is the difference between a single-inlet and a double-inlet ventricle? Why would it matter? What are the morphologic components of any ventricle? Is it important…
(1) Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (2) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA KeywordsCraniopharyngiomaAntidiuretic hormoneAcromegalyAmbiguous genitaliaHypothyroidismDiabetes mellitus An 8-year-old girl, 22 kg,…
(1) Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (2) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA KeywordsPyloric stenosisEsophageal atresiaGastroschisisOmphaloceleCongenital diaphragmatic herniaSacrococcygeal teratomaCongenital lobar emphysemaVATER association…
