To Fuel Up or Press On? Fluids Versus Vasopressors in the Management of Shock

Bonus Session Available in Congress Digital

Location: Congress Digital

CE: 1.0

Bonus CE Session Moderator(s)

Ashish Khanna, MD, MS, FCCP, FASA

Anesthesiologist & Intensivist, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston Salem
Seth Bauer, PharmD, FCCM

Clinical Pharmacist
Cleveland Clinic
Lyndhurst, Ohio

This session will focus on the rationale for and benefits of an early vasopressor versus additional fluid approach to the management of shock and the role of new therapies in the management of refractory shock.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the rationale for and benefits of administration of additional fluids versus early vasopressors for the management of shock
Debate the use of early vasopressors versus a fluid-restrictive approach to the management of shock
Evaluate the role of new and adjunctive therapies for the management of refractory shock

Presentations:

Fill the Tank or Squeeze the Pipes? Fluid Administration Over Early Vasopressor Therapy for the Management of Shock
The Role of New and Adjunctive Therapies for the Management of Refractory Shock
Is the Tank Empty or Are the Pipes Leaking? Hemodynamic Resuscitation With an Early Vasopressor Approach