An intensivist on a learning frenzy. Caring for the critically ill using evidence-based medicine.
To not fly blind in patients with advanced heart failure or cardiogenic shock, certain equations exist to help us manage our patients. This allows us to identify who is not doing well and act on their deterioration before it really hits the fan. We use cardiac power output (CPO), which I have dissected in THIS …
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There are few options when it comes to right ventricular support for patients who are in right heart failure from a multitude of etiologies. At the time of this writing, we are limited to two temporary percutaneous right ventricular assist devices (RVAD) to assist our patients with this problem: the Impella RP and the Protek …
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