Optimal Management of the Critically Ill: Anaesthesia, Monitoring, Data Capture, and Point-of-Care Technological Practices in Ovine Models of Critical Care

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Standard animal intensive care unit (ICU) theatre of the Critical Care Research Group (CCRG). For continuous haemodynamic monitoring, the Marquette Solar 8000 Patient ICU CCU Monitoring System (GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI, USA) consisting of modules (a), displays (b and c), and processor unit (d) together with Vigilance II monitor (e) coupled with Swan-Ganz CCOmbo pulmonary artery catheter (f) (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA, USA) are used. Other accessories include the hard disc (g) for data storage and an analogue to digital data converter (h). Recruitment of the intensive care ventilator Galileo (Hamilton Medical AG, Switzerland) (i) is performed with the aid of an Ohmeda breathing bag (j) before every experiment. Fluids and medications are delivered from the intravenous fluid workstation (k). Some experiments require the use of an electrosurgical unit (l) and echocardiography (m). All animals have bladder catheters and urine is collected in a sterile bag (n).