Advocate Christ Medical Center

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

A Novel Approach for the Administration of Medications and Fluids in Emergency Scenarios and Settings

Akilesh Honasoge¹, Neal Lyons², Kathleen Hesse³, Braden Parker³, Robert Mokszycki², Kelly Wesselhoff³, Rolla Sweis², Erik B. Kulstad³

¹College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, ²Department of Pharmacy, Advocate Christ Medical Center, ³Department of Emergency Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center

This study presents a novel device that offers an easy route to quickly provide medications and fluids in patients with limited or difficult IV access. This small-diameter device is placed in the distal third of the rectum, allowing for ongoing medication and fluids administration.

Education

Esophageal Heat Transfer for Patient Temperature Control and Targeted Temperature Management

Melissa I. Naiman^1,2, Maria Gray², Joseph Haymore³, Ahmed F. Hegazy⁴, Andrej Markota⁵, Neeraj Badjatia⁶, Erik B. Kulstad^2,7

¹Center for Advanced Design, Research, and Exploration, University of Illinois at Chicago, ²Attune Medical, ³University of Maryland School of Nursing, ⁴University of Western Ontario, ⁵University Medical Centre Maribor, ⁶University of Maryland, ⁷Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center

This study presents a novel method to provide efficient patient temperature control for cooling or warming patients. A single use, triple lumen device is placed into the esophagus, analogous to a standard orogastric tube, and connects to existing heat exchange units to perform automatic patient temperature management.