SCCM Resource Library-Volume Status and Fluid Responsiveness: The Holy Grail

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Tony, a nurse practitioner at the Surgical Critical Care Unit in Philadelphia, discussed fluid management in critically ill patients using echocardiography at the SCCM conference. Emphasizing the role of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), Tony explained its importance in evaluating fluid responsiveness, especially in sepsis patients. He outlined four key echocardiographic parameters: the inferior and superior vena cava variation, left ventricular end-diastolic area, and velocity time integral variation. These help determine which patients would benefit from fluid resuscitation, as only about 50% are responsive, primarily in the early resuscitation phase. Tony highlighted resuscitation’s phases—resuscitation, optimization, stabilization, and evacuation—and stressed that bedside echo guides fluid management through these stages. He cautioned that while individual parameters are useful, they should be interpreted in the context of the patient's overall clinical picture for accurate fluid management. Tony concluded by advocating for broader cardiovascular data clustering to improve fluid responsiveness assessment.

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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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Membership Level Professional

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Year 2024

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echocardiography

fluid management

point-of-care ultrasound

fluid responsiveness

resuscitation phases

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