Surgery ICU Rounds: Recent submissions

Now showing items 81-86 of 86

    • Sepsis - Part 1 
      Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-12-10)
      Sepsis is a common cause of death in the intensive care unit. In this episode I present some of the statistics on septic deaths, introduce the definitions, and present the basic science. Part 2 will cover fluid and drug ...
    • Surviving Sepsis Campaign (part 2) 
      Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2008-05-15)
      We continue our discussion of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC). This includes fluids types, steroids, rhAPC (Xigris), and blood sugar control.
    • Surviving Sepsis Campaign (part 1) 
      Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2008-05-11)
      The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) is concensus document that attempts to provide the best evidence to assist in the care of the septic patient. All providers who provide care to the septic patient should be aware of the ...
    • Glucometers in the ICU: how accurate are they? 
      Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2008-04-24)
      There is a large emphasis on intensive control of blood glucose in the ICU, but how accurate are the monitors we use to follow glucose? This episode reviews someof the limitations of deploying an instrument designed for ...
    • PAIN: a four letter word 
      Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2008-08-21)
      The management of pain is a key element of the care of all patients-- ICU or not. Often providers have little understanding of the concepts and medications of pain management. This episode serves as an introduction
    • Patient-Ventilator Interactions and ventilator discontinuation 
      Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2008-11-17)