Renal
Category: One-Hour Concurrent Session
At the Nexus of Acid, Oxygen, Dialysis, and Ventilation: The Patient With Kidney and Respiratory Failure
Michael G. S. Shashaty, MD, MS, FCCM (he/him/his)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
This talk will review the challenges faced in managing patients with severe acidemia and hypoxemia in kidney and respiratory, highlighting pathophysiology, mechanical ventilation strategies, and the considerations that intensivists may have when consulting nephrologists and considering renal replacement therapy (RRT).