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Advanced Life Support
Authors: Askitopoulou, Eleni
Papaioannou, Alexandra
Reviewer: Nyktari, Vasileia
Subject: MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES > MEDICINE > ANESTHESIOLOGY
Keywords:
Anaesthesia
Perioperative Care
Anaesthesiology
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Abstract:
This chapter describes the key principles for Advanced Life Support regarding:Medications and equipment for resuscitationthe universal resuscitation algorithmthe algorithms of life-threatening arrhythmiasthe care after resuscitation
Table of Contents:
15.1 INTRODUCTION
15.1.1 Definitions
15.1.2 The Chain Of Survival
15.2 IDENTIFICATION OF THE CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT
15.2.1 Assessment Of The Critically Ill Patient With the ABCDE Rule
15.3 ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT
15.3.1 Cardiac Arrest Rythms
15.3.2 Algorithm For Advanced Life Support
15.3.3 Management Of Shockable Rythms
15.3.4 Management Of Non-Shockable Rythms
15.3.5 Potentially Reversible Causes Of Cardiac Arrest
15.4 MANAGEMENT DURING RESUSCITATION
15.4.1 Defibrillation
15.4.2 Airway, Ventilation, Oxygenation
15.4.3 Endovascular Access
15.4.4 Medications
15.4.5 Signs of Life During CPR
15.5 ARRYTHMIAS RELATED TO CARDIAC ARREST
15.5.1 Assessment Of The Patient After Cardiac Arrest
15.5.2 Treatment Of Bradykardias
15.5.3 Treatment Of Tachyarrhythmias
15.5.4 Synchronized Electrical Cardioversion
15.6 LIFE SUPPORT AFTER RESUSCITATION
15.6.1 Syndrome After Cardiac Arrest
15.6.2 Optimization Of Brain Function
15.7 OUTCOME OF THE CPR
15.7.1 Predictive Outcome Indices of Cardiac Arrest
15.8 EDUCATION IN RESUSCITATION
Graphic Editors: Nathenas, Odysseas
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 2015
Item Details:
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/3800
Bibliographic Reference: Askitopoulou, E., & Papaioannou, A. (2015). Advanced Life Support [Chapter]. In Askitopoulou, E., & Papaioannou, A. 2015. MANUAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY & PERIOPERATIVE CARE [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/3800
Language: Greek
Is Part of: MANUAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY & PERIOPERATIVE CARE
Number of pages 33
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions