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Congestive Heart Failure and Sepsis: A Closer Look at Fluid Management

RebelEM

For those with sepsis, the administration of intravenous fluids (IVF) at the volumes recommended in the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) requires careful consideration of an individual’s chronic medical conditions and subsequent sensitivity to IVF. Studies without a clear timeframe for fluid administration.

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Adjunctive Methylene Blue in Septic Shock?

RebelEM

Background: Sepsis can induce numerous physiologic derangements. Judicious fluid resuscitation is indicated in patients with signs of hypo perfusion but is often inadequate necessitating the administration of vasoactive medications. septic shock). NaCl over 6hrs once daily x3 doses Placebo: 500mL of 0.9% 95% CI 15.4

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Balanced Fluid Resuscitation for the Critically-Ill: the PLUS study mirrors the BaSICS

PulmCCM

Further, the treating clinician must have deemed either normal saline or balanced crystalloid as appropriate resuscitation options; the patient’s expected-admission to the ICU must have been at least 3 days. Other exclusions were imminent risk of death, life-expectancy less than 90 days, traumatic brain injury, risk of cerebral edema.

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Episode 7: Sepsis

PHEM Cast

[link] We hope you enjoyed our sepsis podcast. St Emlyns Induction podcast on Sepsis. A great summary of what to do when a patient with suspected sepsis first arrives in the ED. A great summary of what to do when a patient with suspected sepsis first arrives in the ED. March 2016.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Vasoactive Drug use in Children with Septic Shock

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Four-year-old Ed is being resuscitated for presumed Invasive Group A Streptococcal Sepsis from tonsilitis. So, fluid has been tried but has not got close to fixing the problem. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines recommend either adrenaline or noradrenaline as the first-line inotrope.

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EM Quick Hits 36 – Surviving Sepsis, Angle Closure Glaucoma, Bougies, Frostbite, Hot/Altered Patient, Central Cord Syndrome

Emergency Medicine Cases

The post EM Quick Hits 36 – Surviving Sepsis, Angle Closure Glaucoma, Bougies, Frostbite, Hot/Altered Patient, Central Cord Syndrome appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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52 in 52 – #41: The CENSER Trial

EMDocs

The median amount of fluids administered between the groups before initiation of NE was not statistically significant (2080 mL vs. 1900 mL). The study was performed when Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines were used, so it was more common to see large volume fluid administration in the setting of sepsis.

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