Surgical Critical Care Glossary

A life support technique that provides cardiac and respiratory support to patients whose heart and lungs cannot provide...

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group scale measuring patient functional status and quality of life.

Measure of lung stiffness calculated as driving pressure divided by tidal volume, used to guide ventilator management in...

The delivery of nutrients directly into the gastrointestinal tract via feeding tubes or oral intake.

Surgical incision through burned tissue (eschar) to relieve constriction and restore circulation or ventilation.

Emergency surgical procedure involving opening the abdomen to identify and address life-threatening injuries or conditio...

Advanced life support technique providing temporary cardiac and respiratory support using an external oxygenation circui...

Need for reintubation within 48-72 hours of planned extubation, indicating unsuccessful liberation from mechanical venti...

Surgical procedure to relieve compartment syndrome by cutting the fascia to reduce pressure in muscle compartments.

Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma - bedside ultrasound examination to detect free fluid in trauma patients.

Mnemonic checklist for ICU daily care: Feeding, Analgesia, Sedation, Thromboprophylaxis, Head-of-bed elevation, stress U...

The percentage of oxygen concentration in the gas mixture delivered to a patient's lungs.

Standardized neurological assessment tool scoring eye opening, verbal response, and motor response to evaluate conscious...

Systematic approach to resuscitation using specific hemodynamic targets and protocols to optimize patient outcomes.

Continuous assessment of cardiovascular function through measurement of pressures, flows, and cardiac performance parame...

Accumulation of blood within the peritoneal cavity, typically from trauma, surgery, or ruptured organs.

Accumulation of blood in the pleural space, often requiring surgical drainage in trauma patients.

Cardiovascular state characterized by increased cardiac output, reduced systemic vascular resistance, and warm extremiti...

Mechanical cardiac assist device that inflates and deflates in the aorta to augment coronary perfusion.

Continuous measurement of intracranial pressure using invasive devices to guide neurological critical care management.

A medication that affects the force of cardiac muscle contraction, used to support cardiac output in critically ill pati...

Mechanical cardiac assist device that inflates and deflates in the aorta to augment cardiac output and coronary perfusio...

Percentage decrease in serum lactate levels over time, used as a marker of resuscitation adequacy and prognosis in shock...

Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity, a potentially life-threatening complication of regional anesthesia.