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dc.contributor.authorTincu, Eugen
dc.contributor.authorDamian, Dan
dc.contributor.authorDascalu, Corina
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-27T07:03:42Z
dc.date.available2020-05-27T07:03:42Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationTINCU, Eugen, DAMIAN, Dan, DASCALU, Corina. Point-of-care visual medicine in the management of emergency intensive care patients: case study. In: The Moldovan Medical Journal. 2018, vol. 61 (AIC congress issue), september, p. 16. ISSN 2537-6381.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2537-6381
dc.identifier.issn2537-6373
dc.identifier.urihttp://moldmedjournal.md/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/61-4-ATI-Congres.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.usmf.md/handle/20.500.12710/9922
dc.descriptionMoinesti Emergency Country Hospital Moinesti, Romania, The 5th International Congress of the Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology of the Republic of Moldova, 16th Edition of the International Course of Guidelines and Protocols in Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, 28th Meeting of the European Society for Computing and Technology in Anesthesia and Intensive Care, September 27-29, 2018, Chisinau, the Republic of Moldovaen_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Real-time, bedside (point-of-care) medical image is actually a valuable tool in the diagnosis and management of intensive care patients. In order to illustrate, we present a case with acute chronic respiratory acidosis and hypercapnic coma, when the use of visual medicine shortened the intervention time frame and minimized the complication risks. Case presentation: A male, 64 years old patient, admitted to Internal Medicine with the diagnosis of chronic obstructive bronchopneumopathy exacerbation (respiratory infection) and multiple co-morbidities presents on the 7th day rapid aggravation and has emergency ICU admittance with coma (GCS=8), polypnea (36 breath/min), hypoxemia (SpO2=55%), abundant tracheobronchial secretion retention, arterial hypotension (65/45 mm Hg), tachyarrhythmia (150b/min), acute on chronic respiratory acidosis (pH=7.21, PaCO2=105 mmHg). The emergency management included: video-assisted oro-tracheal intubation (after tube insertion, plugging with abundant secretions) and ventilatory support; vascular access (ultrasound guided central venous and arterial catheterization); fiberoptic-bronchoscopic removal of purulent and bloody abundant secretions; transthoracic echocardiography (severe LV hypokinezia, EF-30%, diffuse subepicardial ischemia). Under complex intensive care treatment (antibiotics, water and electrolyte correction, inotropic support, antiarrhythmic drugs, anticoagulants, mucolytics, antipyretics, enteral nutrition) the condition improves and results in weanning from ventilatory support (the 5th day), from inotropic support (the 7th day) and ICU discharge (the 8th day). Discussion: In critical emergencies, the use of bedside, real-time medical images during diagnostic, monitoring or therapeutic procedures results in several advantages: it shortens the implementation time (tracheal intubation, vascular access), allows rapid evaluation and proper management institution (echocardiography), allows a significant decrease of complication risk (video-assisted laryngoscopy, fiberoptic-bronchoscopy, vascular access). Conclusions: Point-of-care visual medicine – the use of real-time, bedside medical images is an imperative necessity in modern intensive care.
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldovaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofThe Moldovan Medical Journal: The 5th International Congress of the Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology of the Republic of Moldova, 16th Edition of the International Course of Guidelines and Protocols in Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, 28th Meeting of the European Society for Computing and Technology in Anesthesia and Intensive Care September 27-29, 2018, Chisinau, the Republic of Moldova
dc.subjectpoint-of-care visual medicineen_US
dc.titlePoint-of-care visual medicine in the management of emergency intensive care patients: case studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Appears in Collections:The Moldovan Medical Journal, Vol. 61, September 2018 AIC Congress Issue



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