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Fluid Responsiveness and Right Ventricular Failure
Fluid Responsiveness and Right Ventricular Failure
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The session focuses on right ventricular (RV) failure and fluid responsiveness, emphasizing the importance of RV evaluation, traditionally overshadowed by left ventricular (LV) considerations. The speaker discusses how standard ultrasonographic assessments often center on the LV, ignoring the RV's crucial role in overall cardiac function. They highlight that isolated RV dysfunction, particularly in septic shock, is a significant predictor of poor survival outcomes. Methods for assessing RV function include qualitative and quantitative approaches, such as evaluating RV size, wall motion, ventricular septum behavior, and utilizing measurements like TAPSE and RV strain. The session also covers pulmonary arterial pressure measurement techniques using echocardiography. The complexity of the RV necessitates a tailored approach to fluid management, as improper assessment could adversely affect patient outcomes. The talk concludes with a call to recognize the RV as the "people’s ventricle," stressing its importance in patient management.
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Two-Hour Concurrent Session | Be FOCUSED: Ultrasound Support for Resuscitation of Patients With Sepsis and Septic Shock
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2024
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right ventricular failure
fluid responsiveness
RV evaluation
septic shock
echocardiography
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