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Procalcitonin Guided Antibiotics in Sepsis

Efficacy and Safety of Procalcitonin Guidance in Patients With Suspected or Confirmed
Review and Meta-Analysis ... Crit Care Med. 2018 ... VisualAbstract #EBM ... #Management
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
blood through the dialysis ... efficiency daily dialysis ... HD machine • CRRT ... machine CRRT Modes ... #managment #nephrology
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) - Overview
Types of CRRT
 • CVVHD - Continuous Veno-Venous hemodialysis -
requires dialysate fluid ... requires replacement fluid ... + replacement fluid ... Emergent dialysis ... Indications #Nephrology #Management
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) Modalities

RRT Modalities in the ICU:
 • IHD (Intermittent HD):  3-5 hr
efficiency daily dialysis ... HD machine • CRRT ... session using a CRRT ... machine CRRT ... #managment #nephrology
Rewarming Methods in Hypothermia
 • Passive rewarming - Requires adequate patient physiologic mechanisms. Inadequate for more
rewarming + IV fluids ... CPB or ECMO • Dialysis ... #Hypothermia #management ... #treatment #ebm
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
non-physiologic fluid ... Extracellular Fluid ... possibly requiring dialysis ... or CRRT. ... #criticalcare #management
Sepsis - Interventions that do / do not improve outcomes
Do:
- Have high index of suspicion and
, transfusion, fluid ... resuscitation, oxygen, CRRT ... Interventions #Management ... Factors #Matter #EBM
Hypothermia - Protocol for ED
CORE TEMP < 34º
INITIAL THERAPY
 • Remove wet garments
 • Avoid rough
Rapid - Level 1 fluid ... Slow - Hot Line fluid ... epinephrine • Consider paralysis ... Hypothermia #Protocol #management ... #treatment #algorithm