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The Great(est) Fluid Debate
FromCoda Change
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Jul 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Resuscitation fluids save lives in humans with life-threatening hypovolaemia. The fluid of choice should have biochemical characteristics close to the type of fluid lost and replaced at a rate and volume sufficient to correct severe fluid deficit. Then stop and consider the early use of catecholamines. There are few indications to give critically ill patients resuscitation fluids after 24 hours of admission. There is no place for synthetic colloids of non-physiological crystalloids. The effects of unnecessary fluids last well beyond the initial resuscitation period and are associated with adverse effects and harm to the patient. Fluids are toxic drugs and must be used with great care.
Released:
Jul 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Scott Weingart: The Essence of Critical Care: Upstairs Care, Anywhere!: Scott Weingart's call to resuscitationists. The first of three Resuscitation plenary talks. Scott's amazing Podcast is found at emcrit.org. by Coda Change