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Episode 21- Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock

EB Medicine

Optimal management of septic patients has been a source of intense research, stemming from the landmark study by Rivers in 2001. Also, for research purposes we have to have a common definition, so Sepsis 3 came up with something called the SOFA score. Jeremy, can you give us a little historical context there? So quite a few changes!

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Rethinking Fluid Resuscitation in Vaso-Occlusive Crisis: Is Lactated Ringer’s the Superior Choice?

RebelEM

VOE is often complicated by hypovolemia, making fluid administration a common intervention ( Lovett 2017 ). saline (NS) solutions are both isotonic crystalloids widely used for intravenous fluid resuscitation across many contexts and disease states ( Myburgh 2013 ). Lactated Ringer (LR) and 0.9% JAMA Intern Med.

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Neonatal Hypotension

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Various studies, such as those pooling data from the National Neonatal Research Database, indicate that the incidence of hypotension varies based on neonatal age, with the highest rates observed immediately post-birth and within the first days of life. Effective management of MAS will often result in the stabilization of blood pressure.

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