Be Careful to Not Overhydrate Postoperative Liver-Transplant Patients Dorry L. Segev MD Warren R. Maley MD The resuscitation of patients immediately following a liver transplant is similar in concept to…
Do not use Urine Output as a Measure of Volume Status in Patients who are Cold Juan N. Pulido MD Daniel R. Brown MD, PhD Hypothermia is a clinical entity…
Remember that Most Patients Receive Mannitol When Going On the Pump so Postoperative Urine Output is not a Marker for Volume Status or Perfusion After Cardiac Surgery Muhammad I. Durrani…
Remember that Diuresis May not be the Best Treatment for Hyperkalemia in the Early Post Cardiopulmonary Bypass Period Frank Rosemeier MD MRCP (UK) Elizabeth A. Martinez MD, MHS Hyperkalemia is…
Do not Bolus Fluids that Contain Dextrose Awori J. Hayanga MD Intravenous fluids that contain dextrose have questionable utility in the intensive care unit (ICU) and should not be administered…
Treat Abdominal Pain Out of Proportion To Physical Exam as Mesenteric Ischemia Until Proven Otherwise D. Joshua Mancini MD Rajan Gupta MD Acute mesenteric ischemia is an abdominal emergency with…
Be Alert for the Development of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Awori J. Hayanga MD The terms intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome have sometimes been used interchangeably. However, it is important…
Be Alert for a Large Systemic Inflammatory Response after Back Surgery Ashita Goel MD SIRS (systemic inflammatory response syndrome) is a complex immune response that is characterized by hyperdynamic cardiac…
Consider the Diseases that Mimic Septic Shock in the Differential of this Condition Anthony D. Slonim MD, DRPH Septic shock is an example of a particular type of shock known…
Use Vasopressors Instead of Large-Volume Resuscitation in the Treatment of Shock from Massive Pulmonary Embolism Andrew L. Rosenberg MD Massive pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when more than 50% of the…
