Anorectal Procedures
Chapter 45 Anorectal Procedures Wendy C. Coates Patients with anorectal disorders are frequently encountered in the emergency department (ED). In some cases the condition is isolated, whereas in others, the…
Peripheral Intravenous Access
Chapter 21 Peripheral Intravenous Access Shan W. Liu and Richard D. Zane Review Box 21-1 Peripheral intravenous access: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. Introduction Intravenous (IV) access is a mainstay…
Cricothyrotomy and Percutaneous Translaryngeal Ventilation
Chapter 6 Cricothyrotomy and Percutaneous Translaryngeal Ventilation Randy B. Hebert, Sudip Bose and Sharon E. Mace Few clinical scenarios are as critical as when a patient’s airway cannot be controlled…
Compartment Syndrome Evaluation
Chapter 54 Compartment Syndrome Evaluation Merle A. Carter Review Box 54-1 Compartment syndrome evaluation: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. Open fractures, dislocations, and exposed joints are true orthopedic emergencies that…
Autotransfusion
Chapter 27 Autotransfusion Mark J. Neavyn, Margarita E. Pena and Charlene Irvin Babcock Review Box 27-1 Autotransfusion: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. Introduction Autologous blood transfusion, or autotransfusion, is the…
Systemic Analgesia and Sedation for Procedures
Chapter 33 Systemic Analgesia and Sedation for Procedures Baruch Krauss and Steven M. Green Procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) refers to the use of analgesic, dissociative, and sedative agents to…
Special Neurologic Tests and Procedures
Chapter 61 Special Neurologic Tests and Procedures J. Stephen Huff Neuro-otologic tests and procedures are used in a variety of clinical scenarios ranging from evaluation of a dizzy patient to…
Intraosseous Infusion
Chapter 25 Intraosseous Infusion Kenneth Deitch Review Box 25-1 Intraosseous infusion: indications, contraindications, complications, and equipment. Establishing vascular access in critically ill and injured patients is central to the practice…
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
Chapter 18 Resuscitative Thoracotomy Russell F. Jones and Emanuel P. Rivers Review Box 18-1 Resuscitative thoracotomy: indications, contraindications, equipment, and complications. In the United States, trauma is the leading cause…
Tracheostomy Care
Chapter 7 Tracheostomy Care John C. Greenwood and Michael E. Winters Introduction Placement of a tracheostomy tube is a common procedure in critically ill patients. Common indications for this procedure…
