This will be a list of some of the top critical care journals, with their Impact Factors, Scimago Journal Rank (more robust than IF) and H-index. IF (from Clarivate) and SJR (from Scopus) are released yearly, around June/July, whereas H-index is continuously updated. This tool auto-checks for updates once a week. If you have any […]
Read More »This is likely to be disastrously wrong, I’m just tinkering here with the code to see how a calculation package might look. Please, do not use any of this information. Beta Vancomycin Level & Half-life (AU) Calculator Intermittent dosing at a fixed infusion rate of 1000 mg/h. Add doses & levels; the calculator estimates k, […]
Read More »I’ll start a living list of educational online resources to enrich your teaching. I’ll eventually make it into a more database-y look when I have time. https://jeopardylabs.com Create a jeopardy game for use as a teaching game https://kahoot.com Create an interactive quiz game that invites users to use their own devices to participate. Works via […]
Read More »Gattinoni Mechanical Power — VCV (Long-form, I:E single slider) Gattinoni Mechanical Power — VCV (Square Flow, Long-form) Respiratory rate (RR): 15 breaths·min⁻¹ Tidal volume (VT): 500 mL Peak pressure (Ppeak): 35.0 cmH2O Plateau pressure (Pplat): 25.0 cmH2O Total PEEP (PEEPtotal): 10.0 cmH2O Inspiratory flow (Flow): 60 L·min⁻¹ (set 0 to derive from I:E) I:E ratio: […]
Read More »Oxygenation Index (OI) OI = (FiO₂ × Mean Airway Pressure × 100) / PaO₂ FiO₂ Fraction % Mean airway pressure cm H₂O PaO₂ mm Hg kPa Calculate mean airway pressure Oxygenation Index — Mean Airway Pressure (helper) Formula (NIV/BiPAP): MAP ≈ IPAP·(TI/Ttot) + EPAP·(TE/Ttot) Ttot = 60 / RR; TE = Ttot − TI IPAP […]
Read More »This is the kit you should always take with you on retrieval / transport runs. It should be small, able to be carried in a large pocket or very small bag, and reasonably light weight. On most short (<2h total travel time) transports you will likely use none of it, but as transport times become […]
Read More »Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index (PAPi) PA systolic: 35 mm Hg mm Hg PA diastolic: 15 mm Hg mm Hg Right atrial pressure (CVP): 8 mm Hg mm Hg PAPi: 2.50 What PAPi measures: ratio of pulmonary artery pulse pressure to right atrial pressure (RV pulsatility vs congestion). Rule-of-thumb interpretation: Normal / healthy RV: > 1.5–2.0 RV dysfunction: < […]
Read More »A calculator put together, for interest only, of various ECMO prognosis calculators. They might be wrong. Check everything. VV ECMO Prognostic Scores (RESP • PRESERVE • PRESET • ECMOnet • Roch) Patient / Demographics Age (years) BMI (kg/m²) Height/Weight mode Show Height (cm) Weight (kg) If Height and Weight are provided, BMI auto-updates. Medical History […]
Read More »First try at a combined blood gas and Stewart method calculator. I’m not entirely happy with it, but refinements will come soon. Stewart Method Acid–Base Calculator Strong Ion Difference (SID), Effective Strong Ion Difference (SIDe), Strong Ion Gap (SIG), Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO₂), Total concentration of weak acids (ATOT). pH PaCO₂ kPa mmHg […]
Read More »P/F Ratio (PaO₂/FiO₂) – CC-OrangeCard PaO₂/FiO₂ (P/F) Ratio Calculator PaO₂ mmHg = 10.7 kPa PaO₂ (alt) kPa = 80 mmHg FiO₂ % = 0.40 P/F (mmHg) mmHg P/F (kPa) kPa Severity Normal oxygenation Normal: > 300 mmHg (> 40 kPa) Mild ARDS: 200–300 mmHg (26.7–40 kPa) Moderate ARDS: 100–200 mmHg (13.3–26.7 kPa) Severe ARDS: <= […]
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