SCCM Resource Library-Sticks, Stones, and Broken Bones: Diagnostic and Surgical Dilemmas in Managing the Injured ICU Patient With Severe Obesity

Sticks, Stones, and Broken Bones: Diagnostic and Surgical Dilemmas in Managing the Injured ICU Patient With Severe Obesity

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In this video, Dr. Jose Diaz discusses the care of obese trauma patients. He explains that trauma can range from car accidents to gunshot wounds, and the pathophysiology and metabolic changes associated with trauma in obese patients are similar but different. He emphasizes the importance of using standardized language and resources to mobilize and assess these patients. Dr. Diaz discusses the challenges in trauma resuscitation, including difficulty with airway management and intubation, assessing breathing and lung compliance, and accessing veins for IVs or IOs. He also discusses the challenges in performing initial assessments, obtaining imaging like CT scans, and operating on obese trauma patients. He highlights the increased risk of complications and longer hospital stays in obese trauma patients, and the importance of early mobility and preventing hospital-acquired infections. Dr. Diaz concludes by emphasizing the need for better understanding and management of obese trauma patients to improve outcomes.

Asset Subtitle

Procedures, GI and Nutrition, 2023

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Type: two-hour concurrent | Trauma Strategies: Patients With Severe Obesity in the ICU (SessionID 1227137)

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Content Type Presentation

Knowledge Area Procedures

Knowledge Area GI and Nutrition

Membership Level Professional

Membership Level Select

Tag Imaging

Tag Obesity

Year 2023

Keywords

care of obese trauma patients

pathophysiology and metabolic changes

standardized language and resources

trauma resuscitation challenges

obese trauma patient complications

early mobility and infection prevention

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