Listen "Fluid Management for Sepsis"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of the podcast, we will discuss Fluid Management for Sepsis through the lens of the recently published CLOVERS clinical trial. Our guest is Dr. Nathan Shapiro, Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and an attending physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Shapiro is the Vice Chairman of Research for the Emergency Department. Dr. Shapiro is a lead author and investigator for the recently published CLOVERS clinical trial.
Additional Resources
Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension. CLOVERS clinical trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2212663
Restriction of Intravenous Fluids in ICU Patients with Septic Shock. CLASSIC clinical trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2202707
Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Guidelines 2021: https://www.sccm.org/Surviving-Sepsis-Guidelines-2021
Early Goal-Directed Therapy in the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa010307
Early, Goal-Directed Therapy for Septic Shock: Metanalysis of the ARISE, ProCESS, and PriMISe clinical trials: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/nejmoa1701380
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Extreme Ownership: How Navy SEALs Lead and Win. By Jocko Willink and Leif Babin: https://bit.ly/3Ktadmk
Additional Resources
Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension. CLOVERS clinical trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2212663
Restriction of Intravenous Fluids in ICU Patients with Septic Shock. CLASSIC clinical trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2202707
Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Guidelines 2021: https://www.sccm.org/Surviving-Sepsis-Guidelines-2021
Early Goal-Directed Therapy in the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa010307
Early, Goal-Directed Therapy for Septic Shock: Metanalysis of the ARISE, ProCESS, and PriMISe clinical trials: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/nejmoa1701380
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Extreme Ownership: How Navy SEALs Lead and Win. By Jocko Willink and Leif Babin: https://bit.ly/3Ktadmk
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