Today, I review, link to, embed, and excerpt from CriticalCareNow‘s YouTube video, Vasoplegia Vexation.
All that follows is from the above resource.
Dec 20, 2024 ResusX:PodcastFeeling like you’re pouring fluid into a bottomless pit with no results? That’s vasoplegia for you!
In this lecture, Dr. Crager shares her six-step approach to managing vasoplegia, emphasizing strategies like diversifying vasopressors, correcting bradycardia, and using rescue drugs like methylene blue or Cyanokit. She explains the physiology of unstressed volume and why endless fluid boluses won’t help, offering evidence-based tips to stabilize even the toughest cases. If vasoplegia has you frustrated, this talk will arm you with the tools to win the fight. Don’t miss this essential guide to managing one of critical care’s most vexing challenges!
- 00:00 Introduction to Vasoplegia
- 00:13 Recognizing Vasoplegia: Clinical Signs and Frustrations
- 01:03 Diagnosis of Exclusion and Murphy’s Law of Resuscitation
- 02:02 Serial Ultrasounds and POCUS Fakeouts
- 04:25 Understanding Vasoplegia Pathophysiology
- 07:47 Six Steps to Vasoplegia Management
- 10:10 Rescue Drugs: Methylene Blue and Cyanokit
- 11:35 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
